adv
Meaning 1
In a skeptical manner, with skepticism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
skeptically
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈskɛptɪkli/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: S K EH1 P T IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: S K EH1 P T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he looked at her sceptically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sceptically
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English skeptical Middle English -ly English -ly English skeptically From skeptical + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: escèpticament — in a skeptical manner
- Finnish: skeptisesti — in a skeptical manner
- Russian: скепти́чески (skeptíčeski) — in a skeptical manner
- Spanish: escépticamente — in a skeptical manner