incredulous [in-KREJ-uh-luh s]
adjective. not willing to believe, unbelieving
"If someone tells you that he met an alien the other night, you will probably give him an incredulous look."
"Her friends are incredulous first and soon grow extremely jealous."
"Sometimes, people seem incredulous about my optimism."
"He asked incredulously..., he reacted incredulously"
incredible vs. incredulous
incredible: not believing because it is so right
incredulous: not believing because it is so wrong
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This is a good one. I like the comparison. Incredulous is worse than incredible.
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