I have been having an incredibly stupid argument with my dad for about a week now, and neither of us is willing to find the answer.
2007-02-24 07:33:06 · 11 answers · asked by Apple Aholic 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Incredulous means "disbelieving".
Incredible means "not believable".
If someone tells you and incredible story, you would probably give him an incredulous look.
2007-02-24 07:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by chimpus_incompetus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definition For Incredulous
2016-11-08 02:16:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incredulous means unbelieving. It applies, for instance, to a person who knows he's listening to bullshit: The judge was incredulous.
Incredible literally means unbelievable, but the way it is used is usually more like surprising. It's snowing in March in New York. That's incredible.
2007-02-24 07:43:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person can be incredulous = doesn't believe
A thing/something is incredible = something is unbelievable.
The little boy stared incredulously at the fantastically incredible sight of a UFO which landed in his backyard.
2007-02-24 15:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Just Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incredulous means skeptical about the truth of something. Incredible means amazing. Check Merriam's dictionary.
2007-02-24 07:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by awakelate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incredulous describes an internal state in a person. Say, someone seeing something amazing.
Incredible can describe anything which is marvelous, etc.
2007-02-24 07:36:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: in·cred·u·lous
Pronunciation: (")in-'kre-j&-l&s, -dy&-l&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin incredulus, from in- + credulus credulous
1 : unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : SKEPTICAL
2 : INCREDIBLE 1
3 : expressing incredulity
Main Entry: in·cred·i·ble
Pronunciation: (")in-'kre-d&-b&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin incredibilis, from in- + credibilis credible
1 : too extraordinary and improbable to be believed
2 : AMAZING, EXTRAORDINARY
- in·cred·i·bil·i·ty /-"kre-d&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- in·cred·i·ble·ness /-'kre-d&-b&l-n&s/ noun
2007-02-24 07:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha. They both basically mean 'unable to be believed', but incredulous means it more like someone isn't likely to be believed because they lie a lot or their story is just out there. Incredible has a better connotation, it means that something is so extraordinary it's seems impossible. So in short the difference is in the connotation and the usage, not necessarily the definition.
2007-02-24 07:41:03 · answer #8 · answered by Caity S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Looks like they are interchangable...
2007-02-24 07:38:44
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incredulous
One entry found for incredulous.
Main Entry: in·cred·u·lous
Pronunciation: (")in-'kre-j&-l&s, -dy&-l&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin incredulus, from in- + credulus credulous
1 : unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : SKEPTICAL
2 : INCREDIBLE 1
3 : expressing incredulity
incredulous is doubtful, incredible is farfetched, impossible...etc
2007-02-24 07:36:22 · answer #10 · answered by Rumba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋