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incredulous

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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.

incredulous
Adjective
not prepared or willing to believe something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incredulous - not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
distrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson
credulous - disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"

incredulous
Translations
incredulous [ɪnˈkrɛdjuləs] adjincrédulo

incredulous [ɪnˈkrɛdjuləs] adjincrédule

incredulous [ɪnˈkrɛdjuləs] adjungläubig

incredulous [ɪnˈkrɛdjuləs] adjincredulo/a

incredulous
adj incredulous [inˈkredjuləs, (American ) -dʒu-]
unwilling to believe She listened to him with an incredulous expression. ongelowig قَليل التَّصْديق، شاكٌّ، مُتَشَكِّك недоверчив nevěřícný skeptisk; vantro ungläubig δύσπιστος incrédulo uskmatu دیر باور؛ شک اندیش epäuskoinen incrédule סַפקָנִי अविश्वासी nepovjerljiv hitetlen tidak percaya tortrygginn incredulo 信じられない 의심하는 듯한, 회의적인 netikintis, skeptiškas neticīgs; skeptisks seolah-olah tidak percaya ongelovig vantro, skeptisk nie dowierzający incrédulo neîncrezător недоверчивый nedôverčivý nezaupljiv nepoverljiv klentrogen, skeptisk ซึ่งเหลือเชื่อ inanmaz, kuşkucu 不相信的 недовірливий, скептичний شکی hoài nghi 相信
n increˈdulity [-ˈdjuː-]
ongelowigheid شَك، تَشَكُّك، عَدَم تَصْديق недоверие nevěřícně skepsis; vantro die Ungläubigkeit δυσπιστία incredulidad umbusk شک و تردید epäusko incrédulité סַפקָנוּת अविश्वास nepovjerljivost hitetlenség ketidakpercayaan tortryggni incredulità 不信 쉽사리 믿지 않음 ne(pasi)tikėjimas neticība; skepse sifat seolah-olah tidak percaya ongelovigheid vantro, skepsis niedowierzanie incredulidade neîncredere недоверчивость nedôverčivosť nezaupljivost nepoverljivost klentrogenhet ความไม่เชื่อ inanmazlık, kuşku 不相信 недовірливість شکی پن sự hoài nghi


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Affected by the solemnity of the scene, there was a wondering gaze of incredulous curiosity in his countenance.
Vernon, surprized and incredulous, knew not what to suspect, and, without any change in her own views, only feared greater difficulty in accomplishing them.
That there really was something could not be doubted, and the incredulous were invited to put their finger on the wound of the Scotia.
 
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