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deludable

deludable adjective: capable of being deluded; gullible.

Adjective

deludable (comparative more deludable, superlative most deludable)

  1. Capable of being deluded; gullible.
    • For well understanding the omniscience of his nature, he is not so ready to deceive himself, as to falsifie unto him whose cognition is no way deludable.1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, published 1650, Book I, Chapter 2, p. 5
    • [That] is too absurd to be mentioned by the most malignant calumniator, or to be credited by the most deludable dupe.1799, Arthur O’Connor, Arthur O’Connor’s Letter to Lord Castlereagh, page 35

Forms of deludable

comparativemore deludable
superlativemost deludable

Origin of deludable

From delude + -able.

Words formed from deludable

Questions about deludable

What does deludable mean?
Deludable means capable of being deluded; gullible.
What part of speech is deludable?
Deludable is an adjective.

Words near deludable in the dictionary

  1. Delucchi
  2. Delucchis
  3. delucemine
  4. DeLucia
  5. Delucias
  6. deludable
  7. delude
  8. deluded
  9. deludedly
  10. deludedness
  11. deludee

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