Hypertext Webster Gateway: "skeptical"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Skeptic \Skep"tic\, Skeptical \Skep"tic*al\, a. [Written also
sceptic, sceptical.]
1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized
by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of
doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.
2. (Theol.) Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or
the sacred Scriptures.
The skeptical system subverts the whole foundation
of morals. --R. Hall.
-- {Skep"tac*al*ly}, adv. -- {Skep"tic*al*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
skeptical
adj 1: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion;
"a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" [syn:
{disbelieving}, {sceptical}, {unbelieving}]
2: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a
skeptical listener" [syn: {doubting}, {questioning}, {sceptical}]
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