"sceptical" meaning in English

See sceptical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sceptical [comparative], most sceptical [superlative]
Etymology: sceptic + -al Etymology templates: {{suf|en|sceptic|al}} sceptic + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} sceptical (comparative more sceptical, superlative most sceptical)
  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of skeptical.
    Sense id: en-sceptical-en-adj-eIOePHx8 Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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