Gullible


[guhl-uh-buh l] /ˈgʌl ə bəl/

adjective
1.
easily deceived or cheated.
/ˈɡʌləbəl/
adjective
1.
easily taken in or tricked
adj.

1825, apparently a back-formation from gullibility. Gullable is attested from 1818.

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