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   gullible

   /ˈɡʌlɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. easily persuaded to believe something; credulous: "an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from gull2 + -ible.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gullibly adverb
   • 2. gullibleness noun

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   What does gullible mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! GULLIBLE definition: 1. easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say: 2…. Learn more.

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   Is the public a gullible?

   • Not only are the public often assumed to be a trifle gullible, they are also portrayed as empty vessels. There will be no academic studies, no eulogies from gullible literary editors. He held strong views on the pauperisation of the working class and regarded deserted wives as a group skilful in extracting money from gullible aid boards.

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   Are you gullible if you believed your little trick?

   • Okay, that’s not really how the old saw goes, but on the off chance that you believed our little trick, you yourself were, however briefly, gullible—that is, “easily duped.”

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   Is gullible a scourge?

   • Jenkins is the scourge not only of radical interpreters but of readers who believe that the word ' gullible ' is not in the dictionary. Not only are the public often assumed to be a trifle gullible, they are also portrayed as empty vessels. There will be no academic studies, no eulogies from gullible literary editors.

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   Definitions of gullible. adjective. naive and easily deceived or tricked. “at that early age she had been gullible and in love”. synonyms: fleeceable, green. naif, naive. marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience. adjective. easily tricked because of being too trusting.

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