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gullible

or gul·la·ble

[ guhl-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈgʌl ə bəl /
See synonyms for: gullible / gullibility on Thesaurus.com

adjective

easily deceived or cheated.

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Origin of gullible

First recorded in 1815–25; gull2 + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM gullible

gul·li·bil·i·ty, noungul·li·bly, adverb
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Words related to gullible

unsuspecting, foolish, unsophisticated, wide-eyed, believing, biting, credulous, green, innocent, mark, silly, simple, sucker, susceptible, trustful, unskeptical

British Dictionary definitions for gullible

gullible
/ (ˈɡʌləbəl) /

adjective

easily taken in or tricked

Derived forms of gullible

gullibility, noungullibly, adverb
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