Synonyms for credulously

Grammar : Adv

Spell : krej-uh-luhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs

Définition of credulously

Origin : 1570s, from Latin credulus "that easily believes, trustful," from credere "to believe" (see credo). Related: Credulously; credulousness.

As in naively : adv childishly

Example sentences :

If she clung to him firmly, blindly, credulously, it was not as the lover alone.
Extract from : « Lucretia, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

"You have touched the heart of the matter," he said credulously.
Extract from : « The Seats Of The Mighty, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

But let not the reader too credulously suppose her the unprincipled woman she has been described.
Extract from : « The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II » by Thomas De Quincey

Arbaces is not one to be credulously trusted: can it be that he hath wronged me to thee?
Extract from : « The Last Days of Pompeii » by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

They despaired too lightly of the actual world, and sought refuge too credulously in an imaginary past.
Extract from : « Chaucer and His England » by G. G. Coulton

He caught himself in the act of listening to you too credulously—and that seemed to him unmanly and dishonorable.
Extract from : « Confidence » by Henry James

Of the Indian character, much has been written foolishly, and credulously believed.
Extract from : « The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada » by Francis Parkman

They credulously named it Trinity, expecting to come to the river later.
Extract from : « A Backward Glance at Eighty » by Charles A. Murdock

Words or expressions associated with your search

Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019