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skeptical
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  • She is skeptical any time someone says it is important she pay them a lot for a car repair.
    skeptical = doubtful
  • They were skeptical at first, but after I described the unique nature of the quest, and what I believed the payoff for solving it might be, they finally agreed.  (source)
  • "Hmm" is all Margot says, and the skeptical look on her face makes me want to x her right off the screen.  (source)
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  • Garrett looked skeptical.  (source)
    skeptical = doubtful (that something is true or correct)
  • But Gallien persisted, and the more he talked, the more Ellis's skepticism receded.  (source)
    skepticism = doubt (that something is true)
  • "Miguel, did you know that if you lie on the ground and stay very still, you can feel the earth's heart beating?" He looked at her skeptically.  (source)
    skeptically = doubting the truth of something
  • I can't remember exactly what I said to her that night, but I was at that point pretty sceptical.†  (source)
    unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skeptical.
  • Spots of colour appeared high on his cheeks, his scepticism giving way to something else.†  (source)
    unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skepticism.
  • How, asks the skeptic from the balcony, did you know he loved you?†  (source)
  • I admit that at the first I was sceptic.†  (source)
    unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skeptic.
  • Skeptics had urged him to stop his foolishness and hire an architect.  (source)
    Skeptics = people who had doubts
  • "Is Mr. Pike a good dresser?" asked Mrs. Fletcher sceptically.†  (source)
    unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skeptically.
  • "Now listen," began Rupert, "for the benefit of sceptics like George, let's get this straight.†  (source)
    unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skeptics.
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