Definition of skeptical Skeptical
/skɛˈptʌkʌl/ - [skeptukul] - skep•ti•cal
We found 7 definitions of skeptical from 4 different sources.
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British English
sceptical - /skˈɛptɪkəl/
American English
skeptical - /skɛˈptʌkʌl/
What does skeptical mean?
WordNet
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| skeptical - denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" | ||
| disbelieving, sceptical, unbelieving | ||
| incredulous not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving | ||
| skeptical - marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" | ||
| doubting, questioning, sceptical | ||
| distrustful having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson | ||
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Wiktionary 
- skeptical (Adjective)
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning. - skeptical (Adjective)
Of or relating to skepticism or the skeptics.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- skeptical (a.)
Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of doctrines or principles; doubting of everything. - skeptical (a.)
Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or the sacred Scriptures.
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skeptical
Having or expressing doubt.
