Is gullible an adverb?
gullible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
What is the verb of gullible?
It is thought that gullible might be derived from the verb gull, meaning "to swallow." This would be a funny coincidence as gullible describes an overly trusting person who tends to swallow the stories he hears whole.
What is the word class of gullible?
gullible. / (ˈɡʌləbəl) / adjective.
Who does gullible mean?
easily deceived or trickedeasily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say: a gullible young man.
What is a sentence for gullible?
I'm not gullible enough to believe something that outrageous. They sell overpriced souvenirs to gullible tourists.
What is the opposite of gullible?
▲ Opposite of easily deceived or duped. suspicious. cynical. untrusting.
What makes gullible?
Gullibility occurs because we have evolved to deal with information using two fundamentally different systems, according to Nobel Prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman. System 1 thinking is fast, automatic, intuitive, uncritical and promotes accepting anecdotal and personal information as true.
Does gullible mean naive?
Gullible is when an individual can be deceived easily. Just as a naive person, a gullible person also lacks judgment. However, the difference is that while a naive person can be young and new to a particular setting, a gullible person may not.
Is gullible a negative word?
The word is not a bad word, a four letter word, a swear word, or anything like that. Look up its meaning in a dictionary, and then decide for yourself when it's bad to be gullible.
What do you call a gullible person?
(or naïve), susceptible, trusting, unwary, wide-eyed.
Is gullible a made up word?
It was considered a neologism as recently as the early 19th century. The first attestation of gullibility known to the Oxford English Dictionary appears in 1793, and gullible in 1825.
Is Gullibly a word?
gul•li•ble adj. easily deceived or cheated; naive; credulous.
Is Gullably a word?
It's right there, along with the run-on entries gullibility and gullibly. All three words descend from the verb gull, meaning "to deceive or take advantage of." The verb was borrowed into English from Anglo-French in the mid-16th century.
What is the verb of trust?
verb. trusted; trusting; trusts.
What are some other words for gullible?
gullibledewy-eyed,easy,exploitable,naive.(or naïve),susceptible,trusting,unwary,More items...