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discredulous

discredulous adjective: unable or unwilling to believe something; incredulous.

Adjective

discredulous (comparative more discredulous, superlative most discredulous)

  1. (proscribed) Unable or unwilling to believe something; incredulous.
    • My discredulous friend may stare, but let him take this paper for his guide, and go to Lurgan Street, and he will see one of four great ragged schools.1866, "Them Also:" The Story of the Dublin Mission, James Nisbet and Co., page 42
    • Their task would be to try to figure out what the triggers were, what meds worked to abort the migraine (with a programed probability of working each specific time, so nothing was an absolute bet.) The doctors they would see would be told to be discredulous and pedantic.1999 July 28, tedskedz, “Re: Who?”, in alt.support.headaches.migraine (Usenet)

Forms of discredulous

comparativemore discredulous
superlativemost discredulous

Origin of discredulous

From dis- + credulous.

Questions about discredulous

What does discredulous mean?
Discredulous means unable or unwilling to believe something; incredulous.
What part of speech is discredulous?
Discredulous is an adjective.

Words near discredulous in the dictionary

  1. discrediting
  2. discreditings
  3. discreditor
  4. discreditors
  5. discredits
  6. discredulous
  7. discreet
  8. discreeter
  9. discreetest
  10. discreetly
  11. discreetness

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