incredulous
incredulous · more incredulous · most incredulous
недоверчивый, скептичный
skeptisch, ungläubig
Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believeSkeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
UK/ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/US/ɪnˈkɹɛd͡ʒələs/
» Tom gave Mary an incredulous look.
Meaning
3 sensesSkeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
ungläubig, skeptisch
скептичныйskeptičnyj, недове́рчивыйnedovérčivyj
Expressing or indicative of incredulity.
(nonstandard)Difficult to believe; incredible.
невероя́тныйneverojátnyj
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
Examples
5 sentencesTom gave Mary an incredulous look.
Tom was incredulous.
He was incredulous of the story.
Don't be incredulous.
ruНе будь недоверчивым.
Tom remained silent, his mouth agape. He was completely incredulous in front of such trickery and bad faith.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
Skeptical, disbelieving:
difficult to believe; incredible:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Skeptical, disbelieving:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin incrēdulus (“unbelieving”).Borrowed from Latin incrēdulus (“unbelieving”).
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Forms
more incredulous, most incredulous| Comparative | more incredulous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most incredulous Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form