Words / C1

GUL-uh-bl/ˈɡʌləbl/

Gullible means too ready to believe what people say; easily deceived: a gullible reader, a gullible abstract. Naive is the close twin; adjectives without an n will not pass methods.

Meaning

Too ready to believe what people say; easily deceived.

Examples

• “A gullible abstract with adjectives and no n will not pass methods.”
• “Naive is the close twin. Credulous is the formal twin. Adjectives are colour. A cell is a count. Put the number in; then keep the adjectives if they still sit on a fact.”

Good to know

Easily deceived. Close: naive. Adjectives ≠ an n.

Near in meaning

naive, credulous, trusting

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