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sceptical

Pronunciation: /ˈskɛptɪk(ə)l/
(US skeptical)
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Definition of sceptical

adjective

  • 1not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations:the public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals
  • 2 Philosophy relating to the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.

Derivatives

sceptically

(US skeptically) adverb

sceptical in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sceptical in the US English dictionary