skep·ti·cal

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• skep´ti|cal|ly — skep|ti|cal «SKEHP tuh kuhl», adjective. 1. of or like a skeptic; inclined to doubt; not believing easily: »a skeptical person. SYNONYM(S): doubting, incredulous, disbelieving, distrustful. 2. questioning the truth of theories or apparent facts:… …   Useful english dictionary

• skep|ti|cal — «SKEHP tuh kuhl», adjective. 1. of or like a skeptic; inclined to doubt; not believing easily: »a skeptical person. SYNONYM(S): doubting, incredulous, disbelieving, distrustful. 2. questioning the truth of theories or apparent facts: »a skeptical …   Useful english dictionary

• skep´ti|cal|ness — skep|ti|cal «SKEHP tuh kuhl», adjective. 1. of or like a skeptic; inclined to doubt; not believing easily: »a skeptical person. SYNONYM(S): doubting, incredulous, disbelieving, distrustful. 2. questioning the truth of theories or apparent facts:… …   Useful english dictionary

• skep — om·pha·lo·skep·sis; skep; skep·sis; skep·tic; skep·ti·cal; skep·ti·cism; skep·ti·cize; skep·ful; skep·ti·cal·ly; skep·ti·cal·ness; …   English syllables

• cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• skeptical — skep·ti·cal …   English syllables

• skeptically — skep·ti·cal·ly …   English syllables

• skeptical — skep•ti•cal or sceptical [[t]ˈskɛp tɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) inclined to skepticism; having doubt 2) showing doubt: a skeptical smile[/ex] 3) denying or questioning religion or the tenets of a religion 4) pho (cap.) of or pertaining to Skeptics or… …   From formal English to slang

• skeptical — skep|ti|cal [ˈskeptıkəl] adj the American spelling of ↑sceptical …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• skeptical — skep|ti|cal [ skeptıkl ] adjective * having doubts about something that other people think is true or right: DOUBTFUL: Harrison approved the plan, but Riley remained skeptical. skeptical about: I m very skeptical about the results of the survey …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English