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The definition of incredulous is feeling that something that is hard to believe.

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An example of incredulous is someone’s reaction to winning the lottery.

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See incredulous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

unwilling or unable to believe; doubting; skeptical
showing doubt or disbelief: an incredulous look

Origin: L incredulus: see in- & credulous

Related Forms:

incredulously adverb

See incredulous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Skeptical; disbelieving: incredulous of stories about flying saucers.
Expressive of disbelief: an incredulous stare.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin incrēdulus

Origin: : in-, not; see in-¹

Origin: + crēdulus, believing; see credulous

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Related Forms:

in·credˈu·lous·ly adverb

in·credˈu·lous·ness noun

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