Lacking force of intellect or strength of mind; easily deceived, credulous.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adjective] > gullible (19) weak1423 Lacking force of intellect or strength of mind; easily deceived, credulous. simple-minded1556 Of a person. Originally: †naive, innocent, gullible (obsolete). Later: honest, straightforward, guileless; cf. simple-hearted, adj. (b). Now rare. gullish1598 Of the nature of a gull; foolish, simple. soft1621 colloquial. Lacking intelligence or common sense; easily imposed on or deceived; foolish, silly. Also: mentally ill; having learning… cheatable1647 That may be cheated, liable to be cheated. miscarriageablea1656 Liable to be led astray. bubbleable1668 Of a person: gullible; easy to cheat or dupe. Cf. bubble, v. 5. imposablea1734 Capable of being imposed upon or cheated; gullible, dupable. cullible1811 Easily made a ‘cull’ or fool of; gullible. gullable1817 = gullible, adj. humbuggable1819 capable of being humbugged, gullible. gullible1825 Capable of being gulled or duped; easily cheated, befooled. Also absol. dupable1833 Capable of being duped; gullible. Also as n. pigeonable1844 easily cheated, gullible. fleeceable1868 That may be fleeced, liable to be fleeced, cheatable. bluffable1885 capable of being imposed upon or influenced by bluffing. hoodwinkable1889 capable of being hoodwinked. yobbish1910 Australian and New Zealand. Naive, gullible; foolish; unsophisticated; resembling a yob (yob, n. 2). Now rare. mug1922 Foolish, stupid, incompetent; easily duped or defeated. Frequently in mug punter (see punter, n.1 1b). |
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