All 8 Uses
skeptical
in
New Moon
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- Charlie asked skeptically.†
Chpt 8skeptically = in a doubtful manner (regarding the truth of something)
- Laurent asked pleasantly...skeptically.†
Chpt 10
- "Can you stay out of trouble for one hour?" she asked skeptically.†
Chpt 17
- "And this is the cause of all the trouble?" he asked, skeptical.†
Chpt 21
- Aro was skeptical.†
Chpt 21
- I didn't say anything, and he seemed to hear skepticism in my silence.
Chpt 23 *skepticism = doubt (that something is true)
- I was sure my expression was just as skeptical as hers.†
Chpt 24
- I could feel the skepticism in my eyes.†
Chpt 24skepticism = doubt (that something is true)
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)