gullible
adjective
us
/ˈɡʌl.ə.bəl/ uk
/ˈɡʌl.ə.bəl/Meaning of gullible in English
(Definition of gullible from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
gullible | Intermediate English
gullible
adjective
us
/ˈɡʌl·ə·bəl/a gullible young man
Examples of gullible
gullible
Americans aren't as gullible as the left seems to think we are.
From Huffington Post
Despite government's persistent onslaught against reason, the once gullible populace finally understands those who run government are untrustworthy.
From OCRegister
Hundreds of houses, officials say, will fall prey to flippers, who quickly resell the property to gullible buyers.
From Plain Dealer
The absence of doubt is what makes one gullible, right?
From CNN
Its influence is instead on a misguided media, politicians all-too-willing to deny science for their own gain, and a gullible public.
From ThinkProgress
This touched off a minor panic, and gullible reporters broadcast the subversion to the wider world.
From Huffington Post
It's journalism at the intersection of shallow and gullible, where they meet, high-five and compare tattoos.
From Politico
Why would one not intervene when somebody gives gullible people sewage to drink?
From Slate Magazine
If the voters are gullible enough to repeat the same mistake they made in 2004, there's no cure for them.
From Los Angeles Times
And in the years that followed, an urban legend arose, warning gullible types that the number 666 was hidden in each bar code.
From Wired
The press largely ridiculed him, but the more gullible in the audiences bought it.
From Wired
There are buzzwords in this business, sure to coax the gullible parent.
From ESPN
He said the leaders are usually the "worst elements" who excel at repeating "vague" and simple ideas to gullible masses.
From New York Post
Are they gullible enough to really believe that those shameless criminal governments do really care about those women?
From TIME
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だまされやすい…
saftirik, kolay aldanır, bön…
crédule…
crèdul, innocent…
gemakkelijk beet te nemen, onnozel…
godtroende…
lättlurad, lättrogen…
mudah tertipu…
leichtgläubig…
godtroende, lett å narre…
легковірний, довірливий…
легковерный, доверчивый…
ساذِج…
důvěřivý, naivní…
mudah ditipu…
โดนหลอกง่าย…
cả tin…
łatwowierny…
잘 속아넘어가는…
credulone, credulo…
