(a.) Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving.
(a.) Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity.
(a.) Incredible; not easy to be believed.
Example Sentences:
(1) No,” Bale says, laughing and looking almost incredulous.
(2) The fact that something very similar happened last year at Wimbledon only fractionally lessens the incredulity at another surprise result.
(3) Three years ago, I would have watched these news reports with incredulity.
(4) When the White House sent a private message to Tehran last week about its so-called "red lines" in the Strait of Hormuz, the reaction was both puzzled and incredulous.
(5) Penetrating questions – probably repeated until he gets an answer – quickfire debate and incredulous facial expressions are likely to be the order of the day.
(6) Several delegates were incredulous at claims by the banks that they were ramping up lending to small businesses.
(7) Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian For women, such as Sophie, 29, working in the Republic of Ireland but originally from France, the experience is a logistical headache which makes her incredulous about Ireland’s attitude towards women’s rights.
(8) This year at least some of the people who think going to the police is a tidy solution may have learned that the police can be incredulous, unresponsive, abusive, or ineffective.
(9) - now our stock response to anything met with the slightest incredulity."
(10) He did Bright Young Things (2003), directed by Stephen Fry; he played President Paul von Hindenburg in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003); he was an incredulous Priam in Troy (2004) and Casanova as an old man in the 2005 mini-series starring David Tennant.
(11) When I misunderstand a remark about Andrew Mitchell and ask if he felt sorry for the ex-chief whip for losing his job, I get a look of incredulity.
(12) The faces here, in contrast to those at the window of remembrance, are jubilant, incredulous.
(13) Some will betray flickers of relief or ecstatic incredulity; other faces drop.
(14) His T-shirt is soon soaked with sweat and he looks incredulous when told he has sparred 10 rounds.
(15) A few days after an incredulous judge threw out the case against Colin Stagg in 1994, I saw the police descend into denial.
(16) Remember that two school shooters, Dustin Pierce and Michael Carneal, expressed incredulity at what they had done only moments later.
(17) The mere fact that many of the standoff defendants entered into plea deals rather than go to trial suggests that they and their attorneys also felt the government had a very strong case.” There was similar incredulity at the not guilty verdicts in Fort Smith in 1988, as analysts pondered how the government could possibly lose a case against leaders and foot soldiers of the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations, among other organizations, some of whom had previously been proven to have robbed banks and armored trucks, killed people, and openly called for the violent overthrow of the government.
(18) You think we did this ourselves?” one asked incredulously, pointing at a line of bullet holes.
(19) one asked incredulously, pointing at a line of bullet holes.
(20) Kezia Dugdale, the Scottish Labour leader, said she remained incredulous that no one in the SNP knew about the case before now.
Incredulously
Definition:
(adv.) In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.
Example Sentences:
(1) No,” Bale says, laughing and looking almost incredulous.
(2) The fact that something very similar happened last year at Wimbledon only fractionally lessens the incredulity at another surprise result.
(3) Three years ago, I would have watched these news reports with incredulity.
(4) When the White House sent a private message to Tehran last week about its so-called "red lines" in the Strait of Hormuz, the reaction was both puzzled and incredulous.
(5) Penetrating questions – probably repeated until he gets an answer – quickfire debate and incredulous facial expressions are likely to be the order of the day.
(6) Several delegates were incredulous at claims by the banks that they were ramping up lending to small businesses.
(7) Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian For women, such as Sophie, 29, working in the Republic of Ireland but originally from France, the experience is a logistical headache which makes her incredulous about Ireland’s attitude towards women’s rights.
(8) This year at least some of the people who think going to the police is a tidy solution may have learned that the police can be incredulous, unresponsive, abusive, or ineffective.
(9) - now our stock response to anything met with the slightest incredulity."
(10) He did Bright Young Things (2003), directed by Stephen Fry; he played President Paul von Hindenburg in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003); he was an incredulous Priam in Troy (2004) and Casanova as an old man in the 2005 mini-series starring David Tennant.
(11) When I misunderstand a remark about Andrew Mitchell and ask if he felt sorry for the ex-chief whip for losing his job, I get a look of incredulity.
(12) The faces here, in contrast to those at the window of remembrance, are jubilant, incredulous.
(13) Some will betray flickers of relief or ecstatic incredulity; other faces drop.
(14) His T-shirt is soon soaked with sweat and he looks incredulous when told he has sparred 10 rounds.
(15) A few days after an incredulous judge threw out the case against Colin Stagg in 1994, I saw the police descend into denial.
(16) Remember that two school shooters, Dustin Pierce and Michael Carneal, expressed incredulity at what they had done only moments later.
(17) The mere fact that many of the standoff defendants entered into plea deals rather than go to trial suggests that they and their attorneys also felt the government had a very strong case.” There was similar incredulity at the not guilty verdicts in Fort Smith in 1988, as analysts pondered how the government could possibly lose a case against leaders and foot soldiers of the Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations, among other organizations, some of whom had previously been proven to have robbed banks and armored trucks, killed people, and openly called for the violent overthrow of the government.
(18) You think we did this ourselves?” one asked incredulously, pointing at a line of bullet holes.
(19) one asked incredulously, pointing at a line of bullet holes.
(20) Kezia Dugdale, the Scottish Labour leader, said she remained incredulous that no one in the SNP knew about the case before now.