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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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Nearby words

  1. gull-wing,
  2. gullah,
  3. gullet,
  4. gulley,
  5. gullibility,
  6. gulliver,
  7. gulliver's travels,
  8. gullstrand,
  9. gullstrand, allvar,
  10. gully

Origin of gullible

First recorded in 1815–25; gull2 + -ible
SYNONYMS FOR gullible
credulous, trusting, naive, innocent, simple, green.
Related formsgul·li·bil·i·ty, noungul·li·bly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for gullibly

  • It is amazing how gullibly the public bites at the press-agent's worm.

    My Actor-Husband|Anonymous

  • And the curious people laughed and were discussing how foolishly and gullibly the common people were spreading such empty rumours.

    Siddhartha|Herman Hesse

  • There are but few Briggleses left to prey on the gullibly charitable to-day, and thank God for that.

    The Jack-Knife Man|Ellis Parker Butler
British Dictionary definitions for gullibly

gullible

/ (ˈɡʌləbəl) /

adjective

easily taken in or tricked
Derived Formsgullibility, noungullibly, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for gullibly

gullible

adj.

1825, apparently a back-formation from gullibility. Gullable is attested from 1818.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper