Both Uses of
credulous
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- It is remarkable that what we call the world, which is so very credulous in what professes to be true, is most incredulous in what professes to be imaginary; and that, while, every day in real life, it will allow in one man no blemishes, and in another no virtues, it will seldom admit a very strongly-marked character, either good or bad, in a fictitious narrative, to be within the limits of probability.†
Chpt Pref.
- Seek no mercy from me, sir, in behalf of the fellow who has imposed upon your childish credulity, but let him expect the worst that I can do.
Chpt 59 *credulity = gullibility (being too willing to believe)
Definition:
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(credulous) gullible (being too willing to believe)