credulous

/KREJ-uh-lus/adjective

too ready to believe things; gullible

Credulous investors wired money to the scheme within hours.
Synonyms
gullible, naive, trusting
Antonyms
skeptical, wary
Root
cred- (believe)
Memory hook
cred (believe) + ulous (full of): full of belief — too full.

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