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gullible (being too willing to believe)
- 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;Chapter 21 (32% in)
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.Chapter 22 (30% in)
There are no more uses of "credulous" in Sense and Sensibility.
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