skeptical
skep·ti·cal
adjective
1.
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
- “a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles”
2.
- “a skeptical attitude”
- “a skeptical listener”
Origin
From Latin scepticus + -al; attested earlier than skeptic. By surface analysis, skeptic + -al.
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