Etymology

credulous

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Today it means: Excessively ready to believe things; gullible. Full definition →

Latin crēdulus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcrēdulus“that easily believes a thing, credulous”
  2. English todaycredulous

Originated in 1576, borrowed from Latin crēdulus (“that easily believes a thing, credulous”), from crēdō (“I believe”).

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