184k views
4 votes
Oes the root cred mean in the word credulous?

ten fooled her credulous younger brother.
bother
doubt

User Mikolajbe
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

7 votes

The root "cred" in the word "credulous" comes from the Latin word "credere," which means "to believe" or "to trust." "Credulous" means willing to believe or trust too readily, often without proper evidence or justification. In the sentence, "Ten fooled her credulous younger brother," "credulous" is used to describe the younger brother as someone who is easily fooled or quick to believe things without skepticism.

User Birgersp
by
8.3k points

Related questions

1 answer
1 vote
48.5k views
1 answer
0 votes
39.0k views