Both Uses
credulous
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Brave New World
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- A look of astonished incredulity appeared on the faces of his listeners.†
p. 32.9 *incredulity = a state of not believingstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incredulity means not and reverses the meaning of credulity. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- "But how can they live like this?" she broke out in a voice of indignant incredulity.†
p. 109.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(credulous) gullible (being too willing to believe)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)