Meanings
adverbincredulously (comparative more incredulously, superlative most incredulously)
comparative more incredulously · superlative most incredulously
- In an incredulous manner; tending to disbelieve; skeptically.
"Sure you never heard of him?" he asked incredulously. "Never," I said flatly.
1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 119
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Finnish epäilevästi
- epäilevästiin an incredulous manner
Swedish misstroget
- misstrogetin an incredulous manner
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incredulously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incredulously
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“incredulously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incredulously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incredulously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incredulously.
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