"skeptically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: skeptical + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|skeptical|ly}} skeptical + -ly
  1. If someone looks at or thinks about something skeptically, they wonder if or doubt that it is true or correct. Synonyms: warily, distrustfully, suspiciously
    Sense id: simple-skeptically-en-adv-HM3ZS1Um
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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