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Definition of gullible
: easily duped or cheated selling overpriced souvenirs to gullible tourists
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Examples of gullible in a Sentence
I'm not gullible enough to believe something that outrageous.
They sell overpriced souvenirs to gullible tourists.
Recent Examples of gullible from the Web
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The more gullible of them believed Cece's snow job and her mean stories about me.
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Some might wish to pretend that rising seas are a hoax perpetrated by scientists and a gullible news media.
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Adam Fisher’s Gaius touchingly flowered from gullible teenager to sensual lover to warrior.
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The Miami Marlins hope there are 15,194 gullible minutes out there.
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Psychographic algorithms allow strategists to target not just angry racists but also the most intellectually gullible individuals, people who make decisions emotionally rather than cognitively.
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The other category is made of small thieves who are stealing credit cards, opening a fake account on eBay and pretending to sell some goods to gullible people.
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So Brad's biggest move was one he couldn't have made if J.T. wasn't gullible and if Tai hadn't given him his idol and if Survivor hadn't gotten antsy to modify and change the game this season of all seasons.
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However, because her show is so popular, and her audience as gullible enough to fall for alternative facts as much of the electorate, Mathew Knowles felt compelled to respond.
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Did You Know?
A recent commenter on our Web site asked, "Is gullibility a word"? Yes, it's entered as a run-on at our entry for "gullible," along with "gullibly." All three of these words descend from the verb gull, meaning "to deceive or take advantage of." The verb "gull" was borrowed into English from Anglo-French in the mid-16th century. Another relative is the noun "gull," referring to a person who is easy to cheat - no relation to the familiar word for a sea bird, which is of Celtic origin.
Origin and Etymology of gullible
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GULLIBLE Defined for English Language Learners
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: easily fooled or cheated; especially : quick to believe something that is not true
GULLIBLE Defined for Kids
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: easily fooled or cheated
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