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incredulously


Meanings
  • expressing astonishment or disbelief

    - "I can't believe you finished the marathon. That's incredulous!"
    - "The scientist's discovery of a new element was incredulous."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with incredulously
disbelief , belief , achievement , attainment
Variants
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incredulous , incredulously
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

late 15th century: from Latin incredulus, from in- 'not' + credulus, present participle of credere 'believe'.


Quotes
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  1. … no obstacle, no "incredulous" or unsafe circumstance …

    - William Shakespeare,{it}Twelfth Night{/it},1602
  2. He was greeted with "incredulous" laughter.

    - Robert M. Hutchins,{it}Center Magazine{/it},September 1968
  3. "Afraid not." I made an expression to show that I was as "incredulous" about this as he was.

    - Bill Bryson,{it}I'm a Stranger Here Myself{/it},1999
  4. A tweed-encased fogey, he's allergic to technology, persnickety about language, and "incredulous" that anyone could object to his incessant smoking.

    - John Powers,{it}Vogue{/it},March 1998

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