incredulous
adjective
Can incredulous mean 'incredible'?: Usage Guide
Sense 3 was revived in the 20th century after a couple of centuries of disuse. Although it is a sense with good literary precedent—among others Shakespeare used it—it is widely regarded as an error resulting from confusion with incredible, and its occurrence in published writing is rare.
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Examples of incredulous in a Sentence
Bill Bryson, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, 1999
A tweed-encased fogey, he's allergic to technology, persnickety about language, and incredulous that anyone could object to his incessant smoking.
—John Powers, Vogue, March 1998
He was greeted with incredulous laughter.
—Robert M. Hutchins, Center Magazine, September 1968
… no obstacle, no incredulous or unsafe circumstance …
—William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, 1602
She listened to his explanation with an incredulous smile.
He was incredulous at the news.
Many people were incredulous that such a small fire could have caused so much damage.
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
Speaking the morning after the first debate, Tom was incredulous at the choices.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
Florida’s public safety czar has ties to migrant flight contractor
The Tampa Bay Times reported that the judge who has already ordered the governor’s staff to turn over those records seemed incredulous that the state’s lawyers were arguing otherwise.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
An incredulous Nashville Vice Mayor Angie Henderson also weighed in.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
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