Definition of "credulity" []

• A disposition to believe too readily. (noun)

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• "A wife whose mind was oriented in the new direction effectually silenced her husband's ridicule of what he called her credulity by reminding him that when wireless telegraphy was first suggested he had exclaimed, "Ah, that, you know, is one of the things that is not possible!""
• "Some of the final plot turns strain credulity, and Flynn has a thing for coining hyphenated words."
• "[E] mploys a whiplash plot turn that may strain credulity, but it’s still an engaging suspense tale."