All 3 Uses of
skeptical
in
O Pioneers!
- The lips had already a little curl of bitterness and skepticism.†
Chpt 1.1
- It happened to be the first silo on the Divide, and Alexandra's neighbors and her men were skeptical about it.†
Chpt 2.2
- Lou looked skeptical.
Chpt 2.3 *skeptical = doubtful (unbelieving)
Definition:
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(skeptical) doubtful (that something is true or worthwhile)
or more rarely:
generally tending to doubt what others believe