disbelievingly
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6.1
- adverb
- /ˌdɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋli/
:
incrédulamente
- Biantha stared disbelievingly over the destruction and saw that the demons who had stood in the spell's path had died as well; saw that the emperor had come forward to spare his own soldiers.
- said disbelievingly
- looked disbelievingly
- stared disbelievingly
Examples
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"A world of dreams?" he said disbelievingly.
Fiction book (1991) -
He laughed disbelievingly, pointing out our small kitchen and asking if it would not just gather dust in the cupboard.
Blog text (21) -
"You?" I said disbelievingly because it seemed so strange to me that a crazy old man should be afraid.
Fiction book (1994) -
He looks at her disbelievingly.
Fiction book (2001) -
He looked at her disbelievingly.
Blog text (30) -
"You are as mad as Rand al'Thor," she said disbelievingly.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Two beds, with a view of the pool." "You've got a swimming pool out here?" said the Mouse disbelievingly.
Fiction book (1991) -
"McIllioch?" Hawk's eyes narrowed disbelievingly.
Fiction book (1999) -
Red Star frowned disbelievingly.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Are you really going to quit your job?" she asked disbelievingly.
Synonyms
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6.8
In a way that shows you do not believe something
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4.4
Showing doubt that something is true
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7.2
Shows that someone does not believe something
Antonyms
How Disbelieving
Surface Forms
Morphology
disbelievingly = disbelieving (transparent) = dis + believe + ing + ly
The adverb is a regular -ly formation from the adjective 'disbelieving' and keeps the same manner meaning.
Etymology
Disbelievingly breaks into dis- ('not') and believe ('to accept as true'), so it describes reacting in a way that shows you do not accept or trust something.