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Incredulously

Definition: Incredulously

Incredulously

Adverb

1. In an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her incredulously".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "incredulously" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1803. (references)



Synonyms: Incredulously

Synonyms: disbelievingly (adv), unbelievingly (adv). (additional references)
Antonym: credulously (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Incredulously

Specialty definitions using "incredulously": Mortstone. (references)

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Use in Literature: Incredulously

TitleAuthorQuote

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

And he said, incredulously.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Incredulously

"Incredulously" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Incredulously" is used about 165 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%16524,305

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Incredulously

Language Translations for "incredulously"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

unglaubhaftes, ungläubig (disbelieving, doubting, faithless, impious, impiously, in unbelief, incredulous, infidel, irreligious, unbelieving, unbelievingly). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

απίστευτα. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kétkedően (dubiously), hihetetlenkedve. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

incredulouslyay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Incredulously

Misspellings

"Incredulously" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: incerdulously, incredulosly, increduously, incrudulously. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Incredulously"

Words rhyming with "incredulously" (pronounced 'In*cred"u*lous*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Incredulously

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-l-l-n-o-r-s-u-u-y"

-2 letters: credulously, incredulous, ludicrously, scoundrelly, unsoldierly.

-3 letters: inscrolled.

-4 letters: coinsured, colliders, colluders, credulous, curiously, cylinders, decurions, inclosure, lodicules, ludicrous, nucleoids, nucleolus, reclusion, ruinously, scoundrel, soldierly, unsullied.

-5 letters: cernuous, closured, cloudier, cloudily, coenurus, coinsure, collider, collides, colliers, colliery, colluder, colludes, condyles, consider, cousinly, cousinry, crousely, crunodes, cullions, cursedly, cylinder, cynosure, decurion, delusion, delusory, docilely, douceurs, dourines, enscroll, illusory, inclosed, incloser, includes, inducers, inscroll, insouled, licensor, lodicule, loudlier, nucellus, nucleoid, nucleoli, nuclides, rouilles, roundels, scleroid, scrolled, scullery, scullion, secondly, secundly, soldiery, sourdine, ulcerous, unclosed, unclouds, uncloyed, uncoiled, uncurled, uncursed, undocile, unrolled, unsliced, unsoiled, unsolder, unsoured, unsurely.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Incredulously


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

49 6E 63 72 65 64 75 6C 6F 75 73 6C 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

..    -.    -.-.    .-.    .    -..    ..-    .-..    ---    ..-    ...    .-..    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001001 01101110 01100011 01110010 01100101 01100100 01110101 01101100 01101111 01110101 01110011 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#73 &#110 &#99 &#114 &#101 &#100 &#117 &#108 &#111 &#117 &#115 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0049 006E 0063 0072 0065 0064 0075 006C 006F 0075 0073 006C 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

43806984717087788187857891

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Translations: Modern
7. Derivations
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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