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gullible


 
  Overview  of  adj  gullible 
 
  The  adj  gullible  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  fleeceable,  green,  gullible  --  (naive  and  easily  deceived  or  tricked;  "at  that  early  age  she  had  been  gullible  and  in  love") 
  2.  gullible  --  (easily  tricked  because  of  being  too  trusting;  "gullible  tourists  taken  in  by  the  shell  game") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  gullible 
 
  2  senses  of  gullible 
 
  Sense  1 
  fleeceable,  green,  gullible 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  naive)  ->  sophisticated 
 
  Sense  2 
  gullible 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unwary)  ->  wary 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  gullible 
 
  2  senses  of  gullible 
 
  Sense  1 
  fleeceable,  green,  gullible 
  =>  naive  (vs.  sophisticated),  naif 
 
  Sense  2 
  gullible 
  =>  unwary  (vs.  wary) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  gullible 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  gullible 
 
  gullible  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  gullible 
  gullible 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gullible 
 
  The  adj  gullible  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  fleeceable,  green,  gullible  --  (naive  and  easily  deceived  or  tricked;  "at  that  early  age  she  had  been  gullible  and  in  love") 
  2.  gullible  --  (easily  tricked  because  of  being  too  trusting;  "gullible  tourists  taken  in  by  the  shell  game") 



gullible definition