incredulous
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incredulous
skeptical; disinclined to believe: I’m incredulous of his alibi.
Not to be confused with:
incredible – unbelievable; not convincing: His story is incredible.
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in·cred·u·lous
(ĭn-krĕj′ə-ləs)adj.
1. Skeptical; disbelieving: incredulous of stories about flying saucers.
2. Expressive of disbelief: an incredulous stare.
[From Latin incrēdulus : in-, not; see in-1 + crēdulus, believing; see credulous.]
in·cred′u·lous·ly adv.
in·cred′u·lous·ness n.
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incredulous
(ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləs)adj
(often foll by of) not prepared or willing to believe (something); unbelieving
inˈcredulously adv
inˈcredulousness n
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in•cred•u•lous
(ɪnˈkrɛdʒ ə ləs)adj.
1. disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
2. indicating disbelief.
in•cred′u•lous•ly, adv.
in•cred′u•lous•ness, n.
syn: See doubtful.
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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" |
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incredulous
adjective disbelieving, doubting, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful, dubious, unconvinced, distrustful, mistrustful, unbelieving There was a brief, incredulous silence.
believing, trusting, credulous, naive, unsuspecting, gullible, wet behind the ears (informal)
believing, trusting, credulous, naive, unsuspecting, gullible, wet behind the ears (informal)
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incredulous
adjectiveRefusing or reluctant to believe:
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Translations
قَليل التَّصْديق، شاكٌّ، مُتَشَكِّك
nevěřícný
skeptiskvantro
epäileväepäuskoinenskeptinen
tortrygginn
netikintis
neticīgsskeptisks
inanmazkuşkucu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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incredulous
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[ɪnˈkrɛdjʊləs] adj → incredulo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
incredulous
(inˈkredjuləs) , ((American) -dʒu-) adjective unwilling to believe. She listened to him with an incredulous expression.
ˌincreˈdulity (-ˈdjuː-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.