sceptical
Americanadjective
adjective
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not convinced that something is true; doubtful
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tending to mistrust people, ideas, etc, in general
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of or relating to sceptics; sceptic
Other Word Forms
- antisceptical adjective
- hypersceptical adjective
- hypersceptically adverb
- hyperscepticalness noun
- oversceptical adjective
- oversceptically adverb
- overscepticalness noun
- sceptically adverb
- unsceptical adjective
- unsceptically adverb
Example Sentences
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Some of Forsyth's colleagues were sceptical, but "from the moment I left that gym I was absolutely determined we were going to have to have legislation to ban handguns," he says.
From BBC
Have we become poisonously cynical or properly sceptical?
From BBC
But Cubans remain sceptical if this will make any significant difference to the crisis, as nationally these imports only represent a fraction of what the island needs to operate.
From BBC
But many commentators are sceptical that meaningful savings from the measure, which is currently being debated in parliament, will be passed onto consumers.
From Barron's
Jen Cooper, a UK fan who writes reviews and creates contents for other fans, is sceptical of the future of shows made with AI alone.
From BBC
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