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gullible

gul·lible

US/ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

naive and easily deceived or tricked

  • “at that early age she had been gullible and in love”
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2.

easily tricked because of being too trusting

  • “gullible tourists taken in by the shell game”
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Origin

Origin uncertain. Either from gull (“to dupe, trick, fool”) + -ible; or alternatively from Middle English gole, goll, gol (“an unfledged bird, silly fellow”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr (“yellow, pale”), from the hue of its down.

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