skeptical

CEFRC1

/ˈskɛptɪkəl/

adjective

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adjective
Not easily convinced that something is true.
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adjective
Extra detail
Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.

Examples

I'm skeptical when I hear someone claim to speak more than five languages fluently.
People are often quite skeptical about things unless given believable proof.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework.
Tom was skeptical when Paul told him that he saw Bigfoot.
I can see why people are so skeptical [sic] about him, but I think he's on to something here.

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I can see why people are so skeptical [sic] about him, but I think he's on to something here.
2009 September 12, Xolani1990, quotee, “Brown Lotto trick 'confuses' fans”, in BBC News, London: BBC, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2009
Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
2012 March–April, Colin Allen, “Do I See What You See?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2012, page 168

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From Latin scepticus + -al; attested earlier than skeptic. By surface analysis, skeptic + -al.