| 单词 |
cullible |
| 释义 |
† ˈcullible, a. Obs. [This adj., which is presupposed in the derivative cullibility (known 1728), would normally be derived from a verb cull; but none such is recorded; cf. however cull n.2, cully v.2 Gullible, gullibility, from gull v., appear much later than cullibility.] Easily made a ‘cull’ or fool of; gullible.
1811Shelley Let. 12 Jan. (1964) I. 45 Because men are & have been cullible, I see no reason why they shd. always continue so. 1822Hazlitt Table-t., Spirit of Partizanship (1852) 276 These are lax and cullible in their notions of political warfare. |

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