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credulity

[ kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo- ]

noun

  1. willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.


credulity

/ °ì°ùɪˈ»åÂá³Ü˱ôɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. disposition to believe something on little evidence; gullibility
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of credulity1

1375–1425; late Middle English credulite < Latin ³¦°ùŧ»å³Ü±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ. See credulous, -ity
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One former England coach previously suggested to me that Australia were genetically superior, a statement that would perhaps test the credulity of most evolutionary scientists.

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For some residents, though, that has stretched credulity.

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She had testified as an expert for Franklin’s defense team, and said she found the courtroom “awash in credulity†about “the mythic powers of repression.â€

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What happens in “Dido of Idaho†sometimes strains credulity.

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It not only strained credulity, but tested the physical capacity to stay awake.

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