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The Britannica Dictionary incredulous 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• incredulous (adjective)

incredulous /ɪnˈkrɛʤələs/ adjective incredulous /ɪnˈkrɛʤələs/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of INCREDULOUS [more incredulous; most incredulous] : not able or willing to believe something : feeling or showing a lack of belief

• She listened to his explanation with an incredulous smile.
• He was incredulous at the news.
• Many people were incredulous that such a small fire could have caused so much damage.

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— incredulously

adverb

• She listened incredulously as he explained his decision.

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