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German
Etymology
gut + gläubig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuːtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuːtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: gut‧gläu‧big
Adjective
gutgläubig (strong nominative masculine singular gutgläubiger, comparative gutgläubiger, superlative am gutgläubigsten)
- credulous, gullible, naive
- (law) good faith, bona fide
- Antonym: bösgläubig
Declension
Positive forms of gutgläubig
Comparative forms of gutgläubig
Superlative forms of gutgläubig
Further reading
- “gutgläubig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “gutgläubig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon