Dictionary entry

Credulous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cred″u‐lous (kr?d″?–l?s; 135), a. [L. credulus, fr. credere. See Creed.] 1. Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting. Landor.

Eve, our credulous mother.

Milton.

2. Believed too readily. Beau. & Fl.