Incredulously

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an incredulous manner; tending to disbelieve; skeptically.

    ""Sure you never heard of him?" he asked incredulously. "Never," I said flatly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an incredulous manner wordnet

Synonyms

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disbelievinglydisbelievinglyunbelievingly

Example

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"Mary shook her head incredulously."

Etymology

From incredulous + -ly.

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