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credulous

[krej-uh-luhs] / ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs /


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Sometimes sheep are merely sheep, and sometimes they’re stand-ins for a willfully credulous populace.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The three‑act farce tells the story of a credulous father whose obsession with astrology leads him to force his young daughter to marry an old wigmaker.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Psychologists know that people are credulous about the cognitive abilities of those who matter to them, overinterpreting simple responses as signs of cogitation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

I think that leaves us with the burning question you and I are now asking every week: Are the justices really that naive and credulous?

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

Examples include the rules that govern punctuation, complex forms of agreement, and fine semantic distinctions between uncommon words like militate and mitigate and credible and credulous.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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