[Lexicog] "gullible"

Chaz and Helga Mortensen chaz_mortensen at SIL.ORG
Thu Jun 23 22:15:12 UTC 2005


John, it's a joke. ;)

-Chaz
On Jun 20, 2005, at 5:26 PM, John Roberts wrote:

>> Fritz, did you know that "gullible" is not in the dictionary?
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>> ;)
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>> -Chaz
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>> On Jun 17, 2005, at 5:07 AM, Fritz Goerling wrote:
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> Chaz,
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> I don't know which dictionary you mean by "the" dictionary. "gullible"
> is in
> NODE, COBUILD, and Chambers. According to NODE and Chambers it is an
> adjective derived from the verb "gull" which means 'to fool or deceive
> someone'.
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> John Roberts
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