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sceptical

scep·ti·cal

uncommon

adjective

1.

marked by or given to doubt

  • “a skeptical attitude”
  • “a skeptical listener”
2.

denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

  • “a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles”

Origin

By surface analysis, sceptic + -al.

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