INCREDULOUS


Meaning of INCREDULOUS in English

/ ɪnˈkredjələs; NAmE -dʒəl-/ adjective

not willing or not able to believe sth; showing an inability to believe sth :

'Here?' said Kate, incredulous.

an incredulous look

—compare credulous

►  in·credu·lity / ˌɪnkrəˈdjuːləti; NAmE -ˈduː-/ noun [ U ]

SYN disbelief :

a look of surprise and incredulity

►  in·credu·lous·ly adverb :

He laughed incredulously.

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WORD ORIGIN

16th cent.: from Latin incredulus (from in- not + credulus believing, trusting, from credere believe) + -ous .

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