incredulous
part of speech
adjective (incredulous, more incredulous, most incredulous)
meaning for a pupil
Not able or not willing to believe something; showing that you do not believe it: an incredulous look. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: The text says that doubt about God's oneness led Abraham, in the legend, to write the Sefer Yetzirah as proof. In the primary lessons: Used in stories to show a character's surprise and disbelief: «You did WHAT?» she asked, incredulous. Alice is often incredulous at the strange rules of Wonderland. In reading, it describes a reaction, not a thing.
examples
- The following interesting comment is from Rabbi Moses Botarel:-"It was Abraham our Father-blessed be he who wrote this book to condemn the doctrine of the sages of his time, who were incredulous of the supreme dogma of the Unity. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Alice gave the Hatter an incredulous look. tree →
- «A talking toad?» said the boy, incredulous. tree →
- The crowd was incredulous when the small team won. tree →
- She listened with an incredulous smile. tree →
- Mum was incredulous that I had tidied my room. tree →
- The Rat stared at Toad, incredulous. tree →
- He shook his head, incredulous. tree →
- But Penelope, still incredulous, determined to put him to a sure test. tree →
note
Used for people and their looks or voices. Do not confuse with «incredible» (hard to believe — used for things): the story was incredible, so I was incredulous. Noun: incredulity. Adverb: incredulously.
Trees and pragmatics
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