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gullible

or gul·la·ble

[ guhl-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈgʌl ə bəl /
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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

foolish, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, 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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