Both Uses
credulous
in
The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks
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- Her tone was a mixture of playfulness and incredulity.†
Chpt 7incredulity = 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.
- "Hello, Noah," I said, but instead of responding with his usual greeting, he turned toward me with a look of incredulity.†
Chpt 11 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(credulous) gullible (being too willing to believe)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)