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Skeptical

//ˈskɛptɪkəl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having, or expressing doubt; questioning. US

    "My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics. US
Adjective
  1. 1
    denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by or given to doubt wordnet

Etymology

From Latin scepticus + -al; attested earlier than skeptic. By surface analysis, skeptic + -al.

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