All 6 Uses of
incredulous
in
Arrowsmith
- Martin peered, incredulous.†
Chpt 15
- Incredulously he perceived women asserting that all Germans were baby-killers, universities barring the language of Heine, orchestras outlawing the music of Beethoven, professors in uniform bellowing at clerks, and the clerks never protesting.†
Chpt 27
- Incredulously he slapped each of his pockets, and went the round and slapped them all over again.†
Chpt 28
- The morning after, when Martin ambled to his laboratory, he discovered a gasping, a muttering, a shaking in the corridors, and incredulously he heard: "Tubbs has resigned!"†
Chpt 30
- Martin walked past the window and incredulously saw that Sondelius was growing old.
Chpt 32 *incredulously = with difficulty accepted (the realization)
- He began, incredulously, to comprehend his freedom.†
Chpt 40
Definition:
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(incredulous) unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected