credible — creditable — credulous
[different pronunciation; the letter ‘c’ in these three words is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound]
“Credible”, for the right pronunciation, please click here,
means ‘believable or trustworthy (something that we can believe); reliable’ ,
e.g.
She told us a credible story. [i.e. we felt that what she told was true]
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“Creditable”, for the right pronunciaiton, please click here,
means ‘brining or deserving credit, praise, honour, approval, etc. to oneself’,
e.g.
Swimming across the English Channel is a creditable achievement.
The young student showed creditable effort on his science project.
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“Credulous”, for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here,
means ‘ready to believe anything, especially without proof’,
e.g.
Our country cousin was a credulous chap. [i.e. our relative who lived in the village (= countryside) believed everything we told him because of his ignorance or innocence]
Most of the customers are credulous; they believe whatever the manufacturers want them to believe!
