scepticalskepticaladj.

/ˈskɛptɪkəl/

Etymology: < sceptic adj. and n. + -al suffix¹.

1. Of persons: Inclined to or imbued with scepticism (in the various senses of that word); in modern use often, dubious or incredulous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [adjective]

sceptica1582

aporetic1605

sceptical1639

aporetical1668

sceptic-ridden1707

sceptic-like1709

Sadduceeist1888

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. v. 176 Desiring rather to be scepticall then definitive in the causes of Gods judgements.

1660 S. Pepys Diary 15 May (1970) I. 141 My Lord and I walked together..talking together upon..Religion, wherein he is I perceive wholly Scepticall,..saying that indeed the Protestants as to the Church of Rome are wholly fanatiques.

1788 E. Burke Speech Impeachm. W. Hastings in Wks. (1821) VII. 82 There were at that time, it seems, in Calcutta a wicked sceptical set of people, who somehow or other believed, that human agency was concerned in this elective [? read electric] flash, which came so very opportunely.

1870 J. B. Brown First Princ. Eccl. Truth 231 There is a sense in which every age is..bound to be sceptical.

2. Of doctrines, opinions, etc.: Characteristic of a sceptic; of the nature of scepticism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [adjective] > characterized by doubt

sceptical1736

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. ii. 42 There is no Sort of Ground for being thus presumptuous, even upon the most sceptical Principles.

1840 W. Whewell Philos. Inductive Sci. I. xxxvi The Catastrophist's dogmatism is undermined by the Uniformitarian's skeptical hypotheses.

1884 J. C. Ryle Princ. Churchmen (ed. 2) 435 Many a sceptical saying is nothing more than a borrowed article, picked up and retailed by him who says it, because it seems clever.

1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean I. 157 He continued the sceptical argument he had commenced.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	sceptical
释义	scepticalskepticaladj. /ˈskɛptɪkəl/ Etymology: < sceptic adj. and n. + -al suffix¹. 1. Of persons: Inclined to or imbued with scepticism (in the various senses of that word); in modern use often, dubious or incredulous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [adjective] sceptica1582 aporetic1605 sceptical1639 aporetical1668 sceptic-ridden1707 sceptic-like1709 Sadduceeist1888 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. v. 176 Desiring rather to be scepticall then definitive in the causes of Gods judgements. 1660 S. Pepys Diary 15 May (1970) I. 141 My Lord and I walked together..talking together upon..Religion, wherein he is I perceive wholly Scepticall,..saying that indeed the Protestants as to the Church of Rome are wholly fanatiques. 1788 E. Burke Speech Impeachm. W. Hastings in Wks. (1821) VII. 82 There were at that time, it seems, in Calcutta a wicked sceptical set of people, who somehow or other believed, that human agency was concerned in this elective [? read electric] flash, which came so very opportunely. 1870 J. B. Brown First Princ. Eccl. Truth 231 There is a sense in which every age is..bound to be sceptical. 2. Of doctrines, opinions, etc.: Characteristic of a sceptic; of the nature of scepticism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > [adjective] > characterized by doubt sceptical1736 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. ii. 42 There is no Sort of Ground for being thus presumptuous, even upon the most sceptical Principles. 1840 W. Whewell Philos. Inductive Sci. I. xxxvi The Catastrophist's dogmatism is undermined by the Uniformitarian's skeptical hypotheses. 1884 J. C. Ryle Princ. Churchmen (ed. 2) 435 Many a sceptical saying is nothing more than a borrowed article, picked up and retailed by him who says it, because it seems clever. 1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean I. 157 He continued the sceptical argument he had commenced. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1639
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