incredulous
English
/ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/, /ˌɪn.ˈkrɛ.dʒə.ləs/
adj
Definitions
- Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
- Expressing or indicative of incredulity.
- (largely) Difficult to believe; incredible.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incrēdulus (unbelieving).
Origin
Latin
incrēdulus
Gloss
unbelieving
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- incredulously English
- incredulousness English
- incrēdulus Latin
- incredulo Italian
- incrédule French
- incrédulo Spanish, Castilian
- incrédulo Portuguese