Both Uses of
skeptical
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- The story of Madame Hohlakov's present was received with skepticism.†
Chpt 8 *skepticism = doubt (that something is true)
- He would bring him forward perhaps next day, or even a few days later, choosing an opportunity to cry out to us, 'You know I was more skeptical about Smerdyakov than you, you remember that yourselves, but now I am convinced.†
Chpt 12
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