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Definition of Skeptical
Skeptical

Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.

Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or the sacred Scriptures.

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Skeptical Quotations

Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to the mystery of life for a skeptical society?
Honore De Balzac

The ultimate end is a nation that lies under the concept of the Declaration of Indepen dence. The Declaration of Independence is such an extraordinary statement - it was designed by people skeptical of government, local or national, but in particular national.
Malcolm Wallop

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.
Arthur C. Clarke

We need to ask our policy makers and those we elect to office who are supposed to make decisions to give us the evidence of the facts that are behind the decisions that we make. We should be skeptical.
Dixie Lee Ray

There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea.
Fredrik Bajer

Skeptical Translations

skeptical in Dutch is twijfelzuchtig, sceptisch
skeptical in German is skeptische
skeptical in Swedish is skeptiska


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