All 3 Uses

incredulous
in
Book Scavenger
(Edited)

"'One good story deserves another,'" Emily said with an incredulous laugh.
p. 161.6

incredulous = 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:

(1) (incredulous)
unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)