INCREDULOUS

incredulous

(adjective) not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incredulous (comparative more incredulous, superlative most incredulous)

Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe. [from 16th c.]

Expressing or indicative of incredulity. [from 17th c.]

(largely obsolete, now, only nonstandard) Difficult to believe; incredible. [from 17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


In*cred"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. incredulus. See In- not, and Credulous.]

1. Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving. Bacon. A fantastical incredulous fool. Bp. Wilkins.

2. Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. "An incredulous smile." Longfellow.

3. Incredible; not easy to be believed. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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