INCREDULOUSLY Definition & Meaning

incredulously

[ in-krej-uh-luhs-lee ]

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adverb

in a way that indicates or shows disbelief:
He looked incredulously at the lime jello embedded with tuna and mini marshmallows and asked, "Do people actually eat that?"
to a degree that is very difficult to believe; incredibly:
And then the defendant made a statement that was so incredulously stupid I had to laugh.

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Usage Note

Are incredulously and incredibly synonyms? See incredibly ( def ).

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of incredulously¹

First recorded in 1800–10; incredulous ( def ) + -ly ( def )

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Example Sentences

Soon after the new policy went into effect, Paul Duke, Uni High’s dean of students, said that a teacher pulled him aside to tell him, incredulously, that students were actually paying attention to his lessons.

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Harris said incredulously, adding that Trump tends to insult cities that have historically had majority-Black populations.

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Harris spent the majority of the debate looking directly at her opponent, often smirking, laughing out loud, or shaking her head incredulously while he answered questions.

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With tears still in her puffy eyes, Jenn incredulously shakes her head.

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Trump incredulously continued to insist it was Brown aboard the crippled chopper and claimed he had maintenance records and logs to prove it.

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