gullibleadj.

/ˈɡʌlɪb(ə)l/

Etymology: < gull v.³ + -ible suffix; historically it seems to have been a back-formation < gullibility n. Compare gullable adj.

Capable of being gulled or duped; easily cheated, befooled. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adjective] > gullible

weak1423

simple-minded1556

gullish1598

soft1621

cheatable1647

miscarriageablea1656

bubbleable1668

imposablea1734

cullible1811

gullable1817

humbuggable1819

gullible1825

dupable1833

pigeonable1844

fleeceable1868

bluffable1885

hoodwinkable1889

yobbish1910

mug1922

1825 T. Carlyle Life Schiller ii. 104 The king of quacks, the renowned Cagliostro,..harrowing up the souls of the curious and gullible of all ranks..by various thaumaturgic feats.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii. 40/1 Gullible, however, by fit apparatus, all Publics are; and gulled, with the most surprising profit.

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxli. 121 Another fallacy..by which the gullible among the English are to be kept in awe.

1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvii. 305 The very fishes of our rivers, gullible as they look.

Derivatives

ˈgullibly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adverb]

gullibly1877

1877 Tinsley's Mag. 31 657 Mrs. Tittle was gullibly open to flattery.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	gullible
释义	gullibleadj. /ˈɡʌlɪb(ə)l/ Etymology: < gull v.³ + -ible suffix; historically it seems to have been a back-formation < gullibility n. Compare gullable adj. Capable of being gulled or duped; easily cheated, befooled. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adjective] > gullible weak1423 simple-minded1556 gullish1598 soft1621 cheatable1647 miscarriageablea1656 bubbleable1668 imposablea1734 cullible1811 gullable1817 humbuggable1819 gullible1825 dupable1833 pigeonable1844 fleeceable1868 bluffable1885 hoodwinkable1889 yobbish1910 mug1922 1825 T. Carlyle Life Schiller ii. 104 The king of quacks, the renowned Cagliostro,..harrowing up the souls of the curious and gullible of all ranks..by various thaumaturgic feats. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii. 40/1 Gullible, however, by fit apparatus, all Publics are; and gulled, with the most surprising profit. 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxli. 121 Another fallacy..by which the gullible among the English are to be kept in awe. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvii. 305 The very fishes of our rivers, gullible as they look. Derivatives ˈgullibly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adverb] gullibly1877 1877 Tinsley's Mag. 31 657 Mrs. Tittle was gullibly open to flattery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1825
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