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adjective
ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense.
accused of swindling credulous investors
proceeding from credulity
credulous superstitions
Latin credulus, from credere to believe, entrust — more at creed
The first known use of credulous was in 1553
creep1 of 2verb
to move along with the body close to the ground : move slowly on hands and knees
to advance slowly, timidly, or quietly
the tide crept up the beach
to spread or grow over the ground or a surface
a creeping vine
to slip or gradually shift position
to feel as though insects were crawling on the body
the shriek made my flesh creep
creep2 of 2noun
a creeping movement
a sensation like that of insects creeping over one's flesh
a feeling of horror—usually used in plural with the
the story gave me the creeps
an unpleasant or hateful person
creelnoun
a basket for holding a catch of fish
creelnoun
a basket for holding a catch of fish
creek1 of 2noun
chiefly British a small narrow inlet or bay
a stream of water usually smaller than a river
Creek2 of 2noun
a member of an Indigenous people originally of Alabama, Georgia, and Floridaalso: their language
creek1 of 2noun
chiefly British a small narrow inlet or bay
a stream of water usually smaller than a river
Creek2 of 2noun
a member of an Indigenous people originally of Alabama, Georgia, and Floridaalso: their language
creednoun
a statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith
a set of guiding principles or beliefs
creednoun
a statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith
a set of guiding principles or beliefs
creednoun
a statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith
a set of guiding principles or beliefs
credulousadjective
ready to believe especially on little evidence
credulousadjective
ready to believe especially on little evidence
1 The other players named above, who credulously endorsed the lie, should be ashamed.
2 Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense.
3 At least with Flamin’ Hot scoring an Original Song nod, Nyad was not the only credulous biopic of a figure who might have stretched the truth.
4 Son recently booted from the Trump transition team after tweeting credulously about fake news.
5 It wasn't sarcastic, and reporters shouldn't quote him credulously about that.
6 It has revealed that Fox hosts and executives privately derided the 2020 stolen-election claims, even as Fox credulously aired them in an effort to secure viewers.
7 An early Associated Press story reported, credulously, that Short “said Wednesday that a conversation described by U.S. European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland about a link between military aid for Ukraine and investigations ‘never happened.’”
8 He thought himself the statesman of the cabinet, and his gratified vanity lent itself credulously to the advances of Dumouriez, and even made him better disposed towards the king.
9 The EUvsDisinfo report gave the video another burst of publicity - and several of the same outlets which credulously reported on the video when it went viral ran reports with the European Union's take.
10 To make matters worse, officials credulously reported that the killer was not motivated by racial bias.
11 The notes of its interview with Ms. Mills credulously states: “Mills did not learn Clinton was using a private email server until after Clinton’s tenure” at State.
12 Of the Indian character, much has been written foolishly, and credulously believed.
13 This is an extension of the Ukraine conspiracy theory with all the problems detailed above, in addition to its own issues, but nonetheless is treated credulously by the Fox host.
14 To wit: After the Hogg-as-bully post, the Hill — which focuses its news coverage on Congress — wrote up Erickson’s views as credulously as if they had been handed down on stone tablets.
15 On Tuesday, Hannity aired a fawning interview with the Australian in which he credulously nodded along while Assange denied that he had received the stolen Democratic documents from Russia.
16 In this book, he credulously quotes a venture capitalist speculating that Bankman-Fried “had a real shot at being the world’s first trillionaire.”
17 She credulously absorbed the Republican attacks on the Democratic ticket, in which Mr. Biden was portrayed as doddering and Ms. Harris as a left-wing extremist.
18 This is an immensely important article which should be required reading for the credulous mainstream media.
19 The children followed the teacher credulously.
孩子们很容易地听从了老师.
20 As it happens, there is nothing unusual about this — neither about Trump saying outrageous things, nor about the press dutifully and credulously broadcasting his words to the world.