Sceptically

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of skeptically. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "Aitkenhead surmises sceptically that her friend's son, enrolled on a photography degree, "will almost certainly not" get the job he wants."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with scepticism; in a sceptical manner wordnet

Synonyms

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saltskeptically

Example

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"She ordered a cup of coffee, and looked down sceptically at the brown liquid that had been set before her."

Etymology

From sceptic + -ally.

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