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Grammar : Adj
Spell : skep-ti-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɛp tɪ kəl



Definition of skeptical

Origin :
  • also sceptical, 1630s; see skeptic + -al (1). Related: Skeptically.
  • adj disbelieving, leery
Example sentences :
  • He said it with heartiness and apparent sincerity, but Sears was skeptical.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Allow me to be skeptical, as I have considerable acquaintance there.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • Skeptical, like a good many others, we were loth to experiment.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. » by Various
  • But his skeptical manner only threw Stuart more off his balance.
  • Extract from : « Plotting in Pirate Seas » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
  • Felipe can establish his relationship beyond the doubt of the most skeptical.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • He was skeptical about Jim, but he was struck with the accuracy of the portrait of Edwards.
  • Extract from : « The Calico Cat » by Charles Miner Thompson
  • Most of the students were skeptical, and rowdies were plenty.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Christianity » by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
  • But Tom Arnold was inclined to be skeptical, and shook his head gravely.
  • Extract from : « The Cryptogram » by William Murray Graydon
  • My plants are of thrifty growth, and true to name, and will satisfy the most skeptical.
  • Extract from : « The Cauliflower » by A. A. Crozier
  • Her frame of mind was too exalted for speech with a skeptical worm.
  • Extract from : « A Virginia Scout » by Hugh Pendexter

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