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skep·ti·calscep·ti·cal, AM skep·ti·cal[ˈskeptɪkəl]adj skeptisch▪ to be \skeptical about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber skeptisch seinmany experts remain \skeptical about this viele Experten bezweifeln dasto remain \skeptical skeptisch bleiben* * *(US) ['skeptIkəl]adjskeptischto be sceptical about or of sth — über etw (acc) or in Bezug auf etw (acc) skeptisch sein
he was sceptical about it — er stand der Sache skeptisch gegenüber, er war skeptisch
I'm sceptical about how necessary this is —
to have/adopt a sceptical attitude toward(s) sth — eine skeptische Haltung gegenüber etw haben/einnehmen
* * *sceptical, besonders US skeptical adj (adv skeptically) skeptisch ( auch PHIL), misstrauisch, ungläubig (Lächeln etc):be sceptical about ( oder of) einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen, etwas bezweifeln, zweifeln an (dat)* * *(US) adj.skeptisch adj. -
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adjectivebe sceptical about or of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen
* * *adjective ((often with about) unwilling to believe: They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself.) skeptisch* * *scep·ti·cal, AM skep·ti·cal[ˈskeptɪkəl]adj skeptisch▪ to be \sceptical about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber skeptisch seinmany experts remain \sceptical about this viele Experten bezweifeln dasto remain \sceptical skeptisch bleiben* * *(US) ['skeptIkəl]adjskeptischto be sceptical about or of sth — über etw (acc) or in Bezug auf etw (acc) skeptisch sein
he was sceptical about it — er stand der Sache skeptisch gegenüber, er war skeptisch
I'm sceptical about how necessary this is —
to have/adopt a sceptical attitude toward(s) sth — eine skeptische Haltung gegenüber etw haben/einnehmen
* * *sceptical, besonders US skeptical adj (adv skeptically) skeptisch ( auch PHIL), misstrauisch, ungläubig (Lächeln etc):be sceptical about ( oder of) einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen, etwas bezweifeln, zweifeln an (dat)* * *adjectivebe sceptical about or of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen
* * *(UK) adj.skeptisch adj.
См. также в других словарях:
skeptical — I adjective agnostic, cynical, disbelieving, distrustful, distrusting, doubting, dubious, faithless, free thinking, heretical, heterodox, iconoclastic, incredulous, questioning, quizzical, scoffing, suspecting, suspicious, unbelieving, uncertain … Law dictionary
skeptical — also sceptical; see SKEPTIC (Cf. skeptic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Skeptically … Etymology dictionary
skeptical — [adj] disbelieving, leery agnostic, aporetic, cynical, dissenting, doubtful, doubting, dubious, freethinking, hesitating, incredulous, mistrustful, questioning, quizzical, scoffing, show me*, suspicious, unbelieving, unconvinced; concept 403 Ant … New thesaurus
skeptical — [skep′ti kəl] adj. 1. of or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism 2. not easily persuaded or convinced; doubting; questioning 3. doubting the fundamental doctrines of religion skeptically adv … English World dictionary
skeptical — 01. Even the most [skeptical] scientists now admit that global warming is a serious problem. 02. It was hard for Clara not to be [skeptical] when her new boyfriend promised to be faithful to her once she found out that he had cheated on all his… … Grammatical examples in English
skeptical — skeptically, adv. skepticalness, n. /skep ti keuhl/, adj. 1. inclined to skepticism; having doubt: a skeptical young woman. 2. showing doubt: a skeptical smile. 3. denying or questioning the tenets of a religion: a skeptical approach to the… … Universalium
skeptical — skep|ti|cal [ skeptıkl ] adjective * having doubts about something that other people think is true or right: DOUBTFUL: Harrison approved the plan, but Riley remained skeptical. skeptical about: I m very skeptical about the results of the survey … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Skeptical — Skeptic Skep tic, Skeptical Skep tic*al, a. [Written also sceptic, sceptical.] 1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skeptical — adjective a) Having, or expressing doubt; questioning. My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework. b) Of, or related to skepticism or the skeptics. I can see why people are so skeptical [sic] about him, but I think hes on to… … Wiktionary
skeptical — adjective Date: 1639 relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism < a skeptical listener > • skeptically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
skeptical — adj. AE; BE spelling: sceptical skeptical about, of … Combinatory dictionary