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Incredulously

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in·cred·u·lous  (n-krj-ls)
adj.
1. Skeptical; disbelieving: incredulous of stories about flying saucers.
2. Expressive of disbelief: an incredulous stare.
[From Latin incrdulus : in-, not; see in-1 + crdulus, believing; see credulous.]
in·credu·lous·ly adv.
in·credu·lous·ness n.
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Adv.1.Incredulouslyincredulously - in an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her incredulously"
disbelievingly, unbelievingly
believingly, credulously - in a credulous manner; "the children followed the teacher credulously"
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He looked incredulously at the house, and then he wheeled about, and looked more incredulously still at me.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Glancing over her exercise, I found that several lines had been omitted, but what was written contained very few faults; I instantly inscribed "Bon" at the bottom of the page, and returned it to her; she smiled, at first incredulously, then as if reassured, but did not lift her eyes; she could look at me, it seemed, when perplexed and bewildered, but not when gratified; I thought that scarcely fair.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
He stared incredulously at the small array of bottles and turned swiftly around.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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