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credulous

[krej-uh-luhs] / ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs /


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In 1972, Joyce Carol Oates wrote a letter to the New York Times Book Review questioning a credulous review of Castaneda’s books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The three‑act farce tells the story of a credulous father whose obsession with astrology leads him to force his young daughter to marry an old wigmaker.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

The shift served as a reminder to anyone credulous enough to have been taken in by his performance that the leopard does not change its spots.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

This is going to seem a very precious and credulous question, but I’m going to ask it anyway.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

Examples include the rules that govern punctuation, complex forms of agreement, and fine semantic distinctions between uncommon words like militate and mitigate and credible and credulous.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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