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Added 9 October 2026

gullible

/ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ adjective

In Latin: crēdulus Wiktionary

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Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
Andrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman at the age of fourteen.

noun

A gullible person; someone easily fooled or tricked.

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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