Timeline for A word for someone who is easily driven by anyone for anything, but he's not foolish/innocent
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| Mar 19, 2015 at 4:40 | comment | added | Maulik V | Yes, this one is quite close to what I want. +1 :) | |
| Mar 18, 2015 at 23:21 | comment | added | ColleenV | I don't think I articulated it well, and I do think you're right (obviously) about credulous being more rare. To me gullible describes individuals most often and credulous is used more often with groups or things, like "credulous stares" or "a credulous account of an event" or "credulous children". It's perfectly fine to say "he was credulous" but I would probably choose "he was gullible". | |
| Mar 18, 2015 at 22:12 | comment | added | CoolHandLouis | @ColleenV A quick look at some COCA collacates and examples doesn't seem to support that distinction.. | |
| Mar 18, 2015 at 19:51 | comment | added | ColleenV | Credulous to me tends to imply naïveté more strongly than gullible, and is more often associated with a group while gullible is more often associated with an individual. Anyone could be gullible in a particular situation, but in my experience credulous is more related to being unsophisticated in general. "Oh I can't believe I was so gullible when I talked to that salesperson last week." versus "The salesperson took advantage of the credulous populations of small towns throughout the state." | |
| Mar 18, 2015 at 19:24 | history | edited | CoolHandLouis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 18, 2015 at 19:12 | history | edited | CoolHandLouis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 18, 2015 at 18:51 | history | edited | CoolHandLouis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 18, 2015 at 18:32 | history | answered | CoolHandLouis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |