All 3 Uses
incredulous
in
Book Scavenger
(Edited)
- "'One good story deserves another,'" Emily said with an incredulous laugh.
p. 161.6incredulous = having difficulty accepting something so unexpected
- "But why?" Emily said, incredulous.
p. 204.7
- "Do you always sleep here?" Emily asked.
"Fairly often. Ever since you brought that book in my shop, actually."
"The Gold-Bug?" Emily asked incredulously. "Did you know about the game? You knew it ended here?"p. 323.3 *incredulously = with difficulty accepting something so unexpected
Definitions:
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(1)
(incredulous) unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)