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pseudoskeptical

pseudoskeptical adjective: of a skeptic or their views: claiming to approach the disputed issue in a neutral manner, but actually prejudiced against it.

Adjective

pseudoskeptical (comparative more pseudoskeptical, superlative most pseudoskeptical)

  1. (derogatory) Of a skeptic or their views: claiming to approach the disputed issue in a neutral manner, but actually prejudiced against it.

Forms of pseudoskeptical

comparativemore pseudoskeptical
superlativemost pseudoskeptical

Origin of pseudoskeptical

From pseudo- + skeptical.

Questions about pseudoskeptical

What does pseudoskeptical mean?
Pseudoskeptical means of a skeptic or their views: claiming to approach the disputed issue in a neutral manner, but actually prejudiced against it.
What part of speech is pseudoskeptical?
Pseudoskeptical is an adjective.

Words near pseudoskeptical in the dictionary

  1. pseudosiphon
  2. pseudosiphons
  3. pseudosite
  4. pseudosites
  5. pseudoskeptic
  6. pseudoskeptical
  7. pseudoskepticism
  8. pseudoskeptics
  9. pseudoskill
  10. pseudoskills
  11. pseudoslave

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