credulent
/ˈkrɛdjʊlənt/ /ˈkrɛdjʊl(ə)nt/ /ˈkrɛdʒʊlənt/adjective
Inclined to believe, especially on weak or insufficient grounds; credulous.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Warner (d. 1609), poet and lawyer. From classical Latin crēdulus + -ent, apparently after corpulent, fraudulent, etc.
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