Word of the Day:
skeptical
What It Means
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.
My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework.
Did You Know?
From Latin scepticus + -al; attested earlier than skeptic. By surface analysis, skeptic + -al.
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