But instead of fighting the trend, too many of us simply capitulate—lazy, credulous fools that we are.
It is bad enough when credulous but healthy people buy worthless cleanse kits and eat too much kale.
And another story today at the Jewish Press, under a credulous headline, admitted the story might not be right in its lede.
I am increasingly convinced that liberals are repeating the mistakes made by credulous Bush-era conservatives.
We cynically reject any attempt at sincerity nowadays, but when it comes to the past we are as credulous as little children.
She smiled the credulous smile of ignorant innocence and pulled the gate open.
As for the necklace, I will pay for it myself, and so pay for my credulous folly.
The spy was devout to the point of bigoted, credulous superstition.
Madame de Montespan was as credulous as only the very devout can be.
Then, sternly: "Think you I came here to play the credulous husband?"
1570s, from Latin credulus "that easily believes, trustful," from credere "to believe" (see credo). Related: Credulously; credulousness.