gullible

Definitions

1. Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled
2. A gullible person; someone easily fooled or tricked.
3. A gullible person; someone easily fooled or tricked

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Examples

“They pictured to these gullibles the unearthly delights that were to be enjoyed as servants of the Spaniards. But such tricks could not last⟳, for Cuba was too close⟳ to Saint Domingue, and news of the real conditions leaked across the windward passage and were bruited about.”

“Spurious accounts that snare the gullible are readily available. Skeptical treatments are much harder to find⟳.”

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