All 11 Uses of
incredulous
in
Catch-22
- 'That's right, you bastards, Bologna,' he kept repeating to all the bombardiers who inquired incredulously if they were really going to Bologna.†
Chpt 11
- 'For an intercom?' asked Kid Sampson incredulously.†
Chpt 14
- 'What was that?' roared General Dreedle incredulously, and whirled around in a murderous rage upon Major Danby, who staggered back in terrified confusion and began to quail and perspire.†
Chpt 21
- Milo assailed them incredulously at the top of his voice.†
Chpt 24
- Yossarian cried incredulously, and he pointed to the deepening pool of blood he felt splashing down all around him and spreading out underneath.†
Chpt 26
- Yossarian stared at Dobbs with an incredulous scowl.†
Chpt 28
- 'Tu sei pazzo!' she shouted at him with incredulous indignation, and sprang out of bed.†
Chpt 33
- The chaplain's eyes bulged out incredulously.†
Chpt 36
- 'Does he expect us to believe that?' cried the major incredulously.
Chpt 36 *incredulously = finding it hard to believe
- A moan of incredulous dismay wafted from his lips as, still clutching his throbbing, tender, burning bowels in both hands, he dropped his full weight down against her shins and knocked her legs out from under her.†
Chpt 38
- Tears of great elation were sparkling in his eyes, and Yossarian leaped out of bed with an incredulous yelp when he finally understood.†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(incredulous) unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected