Both Uses
skeptical
in
The Broken Gun
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- The bronc I was riding had so far shown no real itch for trouble, but I was a skeptic, and I kept remembering that shying for even a small drop-off.†
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- On the other hand, good police officers have a sense of impending trouble, and a natural inclination to be not only suspicious, but skeptical.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(skeptical) doubtful (that something is true or worthwhile)
or more rarely:
generally tending to doubt what others believe - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)