Английский Этимологический словарь - gullible
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Gullible
gullible
- 1793, of uncertain origin. Gull was a cant term for "dupe, sucker" (1594), perhaps from the bird, or from 16c. gull "to swallow" (from O.Fr. goule, from L. gula "throat"); in either case with a sense of "someone who will swallow anything thrown at him." Another possibility is 14c. dial. gull "newly hatched bird," perhaps from O.N. golr "yellow," from the hue of its down.
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1.
~ adj too ready to believe what other people tell you, so that you are easily deceived (Plastic replicas were sold to gullible tourists as ancient relics.) - gullibly adv - gullibility n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
If you describe someone as gullible, you mean they are easily tricked because they are too trusting. I’m so gullible I would have believed him. ADJ • gullibility Was she taking part of the blame for her own gullibility? N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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also gullable adjective Date: 1818 easily duped or cheated • gullibility noun • gullibly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. easily persuaded or deceived, credulous. Derivatives gullibility n. gullibly adv. Etymology: GULL(2) + -IBLE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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adj. легковерный, доверчивый Syn: credulous, naive, trusting Ant: critical, disbelieving, doubtful, dubious, questioning, sceptical GULLY I 1. noun 1) глубокий овраг, лощина (образованные водой) 2) водосток 3) желобчатый рельс 2. v. образовывать овраги, канавы II noun большой нож ...Англо-русский словарь
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