Talk:credulity

Deleting second definition

I'm deleting the second definition (copied below), because I've never heard that, and I just looked up the word in 10 different dictionaries. Wiktionary was the only one that had it:

1. The quality of being credible or worthy of belief; credence.
   • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World, ch. 9,

     As Challenger spoke of his pterodactyl I glanced at Professor Summerlee, and for the first time I seemed to see some signs of a dawning credulity and repentance. There was no sneer upon his thin lips, but, on the contrary, a gray, drawn look of excitement and amazement. Challenger saw it, too, and reveled in the first taste of victory.

And the quotation is vague, at best. At worst, it seems to be an example of the other definition. Torgo 00:56, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

I agree. The professor isn't showing that he is worthy of belief; he is showing that he now believes. Equinox ◑ 01:00, 13 January 2012 (UTC)