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gullible (being too willing to believe)
- "And how did little Tim behave?" asked Mrs. Cratchit, when she had rallied Bob on his credulity, and Bob had hugged his daughter to his heart's content.3 — The Second of the Three Spirits (37% in)
- The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker, was an outrage on the credulity of human nature.3 — The Second of the Three Spirits (82% in)
There are no more uses of "credulous" in A Christmas Carol.
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