All 7 Uses of
skeptical
in
Atlas Shrugged
- "The consensus of the best metallurgical authorities," he said, "seems to be highly skeptical about Rearden Metal, contending-"†
Chpt 1.1 *
- "Against whom is this Alliance being organized?" a skeptic had asked.†
Chpt 1.4
- That's what I wonder about," the skeptic had said.†
Chpt 1.4
- No engineer on the Taggart staff could be trusted to supervise the job; all of them were skeptical about the new metal.†
Chpt 1.7
- He had been hearing skeptically, for some time, the rumors that the railroad was run by Jim Taggart's sister.†
Chpt 2.6
- There were, of course, a few skeptics and doubters.†
Chpt 3.3
- He was laboring to sound cynical, skeptical, superior and hysterical together, to sound like a man who sneers at the vanity of all human beliefs and thereby demands an instantaneous belief from his listeners.†
Chpt 3.3
Definition:
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(skeptical) doubtful (that something is true or worthwhile)
or more rarely:
generally tending to doubt what others believe