All 4 Uses of
incredulous
in
Hard Times
- 'Oh, my friends and fellow-men!' said Slackbridge then, shaking his head with violent scorn, 'I do not wonder that you, the prostrate sons of labour, are incredulous of the existence of such a man.†
Chpt 2.4
- Louisa looked, in part incredulous, in part frightened, in part overcome with quick sympathy, when this man of so much self-command ... lost his composure in a moment,
Chpt 2.6 *incredulous = having difficulty accepting something so unexpected
- 'Have you an interest in anything, Mr. Harthouse?' she asked, half incredulously and half gratefully.†
Chpt 2.7
- James Harthouse looked at her with an incredulous smile upon his lips; but her mind looked over and beyond him, and the smile was quite thrown away.†
Chpt 3.2
Definition:
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(incredulous) unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected