Both Uses of
credulous
in
Sense and Sensibility
- a fond mother, though, in pursuit of praise for her children, the most rapacious of human beings, is likewise the most credulous; her demands are exorbitant; but she will swallow any thing;
Chpt 21 *credulous = gullible (too willing to believe)
- She turned towards Lucy in silent amazement, unable to divine the reason or object of such a declaration; and though her complexion varied, she stood firm in incredulity, and felt in no danger of an hysterical fit, or a swoon.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(credulous) gullible (being too willing to believe)