incredulous or incredible

“When Jessica said that my performance at the karaoke bar had been incredible, I was incredulous.” I hope Jessica was using “incredible” in the casual sense of “unbelievably good” but I knew I used “incredulous” to mean “unbelieving, skeptical,” which is the only standard usage for this word.

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Definitions

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• a  not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

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• a  beyond belief or understanding
  at incredible speed
  the book's plot is simply incredible

News & Articles

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• Who do we trust with our secrets?
  I find it amazing that some Americans (along with other nationalities) find it incredulous that the U.S. government is monitoring telephone numbers and Internet addresses.
  June 18, 2013 - Berkshire Eagle
• The fight of her life
  ‘I am past my expiration date,” says Valerie Harper, with a slightly incredulous smile. It’s a warm Tuesday in June. Harper, whom I have known since we were both soccer moms, is sitting in a cafe in Santa Monica, Calif., a few blocks from her home. She’s wearing...
  June 16, 2013 - New York Post
• Don't Let The Band Names Scare You
  Wearing an incredulous grin and a skull-festooned T-shirt, Michael Gordon recalls the time he accidentally broke a dude's nose. It happened at last year's Las Vegas Death Fest, a multiday marathon of grisly, plasma-marinated metal that Gordon oversees
  June 13, 2013 - Las Vegas Review-Journal

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• Pilot gets incredible photo of 1 World Trade Center above the clouds
  NEW YORK (PIX11) –It’s the incredible image captured thousands of feet above Lower Manhattan that has gone viral. At first glance, it appears to be the top of a New York City high rise on a cloudy day but further …
  June 14, 2013 - Q13 FOX Seattle
• Delta Airlines pilot captures incredible photo of 1 WTC above the clouds
  NEW YORK (PIX11) –It’s the incredible image captured thousands of feet above Lower Manhattan that has gone viral.
  June 13, 2013 - WPIX 11 New York
• Investing in Graphene Is Really Hard. Should You Try?
  This incredible technology could have so much potential, but how can investors make a play here?        
  June 12, 2013 - The Motley Fool