All 4 Uses of
skeptical
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- He is an intelligent fellow, very much so indeed, but he has his own range of ideas....He is incredulous, sceptical, cynical...he likes to impose on people, or rather to make fun of them.†
Chpt 3.4 *unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skeptical.
- The last idea was the most revolting, but he was a sceptic, he was young, abstract, and therefore cruel, and so he could not help believing that the last end was the most likely.†
Chpt 4.4unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skeptic.
- you sceptical person!" laughed Svidrigailov.†
Chpt 5.5unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skeptical.
- Oh, sceptics and halfpenny philosophers, why do you halt half-way!†
Chpt Epil.unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use skeptics.
Definition:
doubtful (that something is true or worthwhile)
or more rarely:
generally tending to doubt what others believe
or more rarely:
generally tending to doubt what others believe