"incredulously" meaning in English

See incredulously in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more incredulously [comparative], most incredulously [superlative]
Etymology: incredulous + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|incredulous|ly}} incredulous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} incredulously (comparative more incredulously, superlative most incredulously)
  1. In an incredulous manner; tending to disbelieve; skeptically. Translations (in an incredulous manner): epäilevästi (Finnish), misstroget (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-incredulously-en-adv-mlKyF~-v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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