Wednesday, April 23, 2008

incredulous

DEFINITION: not willing or not able to believe something.
: showing an inability to believe.

ETYMOLOGY: 1412, from L. incredibilis "that cannot be believed," from in- "not"+credibilis" worthy of belief". Incredulity "disbelieving frame of mind"first attested 1430;incredulous "unbelieving" is from , 1579.

SENTENCE: "Here?Are you sure?"said John, incredulous.

CHIA JIE XIANG 1-8

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