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gullible

/ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/adjective

Too ready to believe what others say, and therefore easy to trick.

Example sentence

  • She's so gullible that she believed the email saying she'd won a million dollars.

The old prank claims 'gullible' is not in the dictionary, testing exactly the trait it names. 'Naive' blames inexperience; 'gullible' blames the person.

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