incredulous C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˌɪnˈkɹɛ.d͡ʒə.ləs/ UK /ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/ See IPA manual Freq #51500 Meanings 1 adj Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe. Xodar listened in incredulous astonishment to my narration of the events which had transpired within the arena at the rites of Issus. 2 adj Expressing or indicative of incredulity. Reactions at Sun's campus, an hour's drive from San Francisco, ranged from the fearful to the incredulous. Thesaurus Word family Forms incredulously Derived forms incredulosityincredulouslyincredulousness Related forms credulousincredulity Etymology Borrowed from Latin incrēdulus (“unbelieving”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # incredulous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnˈkɹɛ.d͡ʒə.ləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/ **Frequency rank:** 51500 ## Meanings 1. Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe. 2. Expressing or indicative of incredulity. ## Examples - Xodar listened in incredulous astonishment to my narration of the events which had transpired within the arena at the rites of Issus. - Reactions at Sun's campus, an hour's drive from San Francisco, ranged from the fearful to the incredulous. ## Derived Forms - incredulosity - incredulously - incredulousness ## Related Forms - credulous - incredulity ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin incrēdulus (“unbelieving”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown