Incredulously

Sentence definition:

When a person is expresses themselves in disbelief he/ she/ they are acting incredulously

Model sentences

“Our last show was in a club and now we’re going to play a festival?” Bassin said incredulously. “ it’s nerve racking”

(Farber)

“Riot police firing tear gas and stun grenades, not just against protesters, but also onto the beach with hundreds of tourists and sun worshippers looking on incredulously." (BBC)

“Wait, you lost to a guy with a perm?” “Are you serious?!” he said incredulously, while Gretkzy nodded good-naturedly and quipped, “Yeah, I did. I got five minutes for catfighting.”

(Houpt)

Original Sentence:

“Yes,'' I said incredulously.

Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes:

Prefix:

In - not

Root:

Cred - believe

Suffix:

-ous - possessing

-ly - every

Other Forms Of The Word:

incredulous

Incredulity

Incredulousness

Etymology:

Language Of Origin:

Latin

Older Forms Of Incredulously And Meaning:

Incrēdulus - Disbelieving

From Latin

in - in

credulus - trust

Observations:

The word incredulus was first used in the 15th or 16th century. The word originally meant disbelieved witch is similar to the modern day meaning of incredulously which is expressing a lack of belief. Over time this word has evolved slightly where now the word disbelief is determined by someone's actions like body language and the way they speak.