Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a skeptical manner, in any sense of the word; with skepticism.
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- adverb In a
skeptical manner, withskepticism .
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- adverb with scepticism; in a sceptical manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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One candidate the gun lobby views skeptically is Rudy Giuliani, R-New York.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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I had watched his first term skeptically, of course, because I still was certain that Humphrey would have made a better president and because I found myself opposed to so much of Nixon’s agenda.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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I had watched his first term skeptically, of course, because I still was certain that Humphrey would have made a better president and because I found myself opposed to so much of Nixon’s agenda.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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I had watched his first term skeptically, of course, because I still was certain that Humphrey would have made a better president and because I found myself opposed to so much of Nixon’s agenda.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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In my dreams, it always turned out that the bad people chasing me (usually enemies in a war or whatever) were not so bad after all, but I just looked at my subconscious kind of skeptically when it fed me that line.
intertribal: you can't live on movies alone, she says intertribal 2010
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The piece does quote an Obama ally conceding that senior officers view him "skeptically," and for all I know maybe some members of the military establishment somewhere do view Obama with trepidation.
Horses Mouth Krugman 2009
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The piece does quote an Obama ally conceding that senior officers view him "skeptically," and for all I know maybe some members of the military establishment somewhere do view Obama with trepidation.
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But bond markets began to look more skeptically at Italy after Greece, Ireland and Portugal needed bailouts and the government has had to pay more to borrow as a result.
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The bill is viewed skeptically by doctors and could push the city into conflicts with antiabortion groups and Food and Drug Administration regulations.
Catania bill seeks to provide birth-control pills over the-counter Tim Craig 2011
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The bill is viewed skeptically by doctors and could push the city into conflicts with antiabortion groups and Food and Drug Administration regulations.
Catania bill seeks to provide birth-control pills over the-counter Tim Craig 2011
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