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PRONUNCIATION OF SCEPTICALLY

sceptically  [ˈskɛptɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCEPTICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sceptically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SCEPTICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sceptically in the English dictionary

The definition of sceptically in the dictionary is in a sceptical, doubting manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCEPTICALLY


antiseptically
ˌæntɪˈseptɪkəlɪ
apocalyptically
əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪkəlɪ
aseptically
eɪˈsɛptɪkəlɪ
autoptically
ɔːˈtɒptɪkəlɪ
cataleptically
ˌkætəˈlɛptɪkəlɪ
cryptically
ˈkrɪptɪkəlɪ
drastically
ˈdræstɪkəlɪ
epileptically
ˌepɪˈleptɪkəlɪ
fantastically
fænˈtæstɪkəlɪ
optically
ˈɒptɪkəlɪ
panoptically
pænˈɒptɪkəlɪ
politically
pəˈlɪtɪkəlɪ
practically
ˈpræktɪkəlɪ
procryptically
prəʊˈkrɪptɪkəlɪ
septically
ˈsɛptɪkəlɪ
skeptically
ˈskɛptɪkəlɪ
statistically
stəˈtɪstɪkəlɪ
sylleptically
sɪˈlɛptɪkəlɪ
synaptically
sɪˈnæptɪkəlɪ
synoptically
sɪnˈɒptɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCEPTICALLY

scented
scented orchid
scentful
scentless
scentless mayweed
scentlessness
scepsis
scepter
sceptered
scepterless
sceptic
sceptical
scepticism
sceptral
sceptre
sceptred
sceptreless
sceptry
scerne
sceuophylax

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCEPTICALLY

actually
alphabetically
automatically
basically
clinically
critically
dramatically
dynamically
economically
electronically
historically
locally
periodically
physically
specifically
strategically
technically
theoretically
tragically
typically
vertically

Synonyms and antonyms of sceptically in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sceptically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCEPTICALLY

Find out the translation of sceptically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sceptically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sceptically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

怀疑地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escépticamente
570 millions of speakers

English

sceptically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संदह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بتشكك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скептически
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sceptically
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sceptically
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scepticisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sceptically
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skeptisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sceptically
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sceptically
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sceptically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sceptically
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sceptically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वेच्छेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şüpheci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scetticismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sceptycznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скептично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sceptic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκεπτικισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skepties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skeptiskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skeptisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sceptically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCEPTICALLY»

The term «sceptically» is normally little used and occupies the 115.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCEPTICALLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sceptically

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCEPTICALLY»

Discover the use of sceptically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sceptically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Argumentation in Artificial Intelligence
The question of whether an argument is sceptically preferred is much harder to an- swer than the credulously preferred membership problem. To understand why, it may first help to realise that the credulous membership problem only requires ...
Iyad Rahwan, 2009
2
Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with ...
S is sceptically accepted under the prudent preferred semantics if and only if S is included in every preferred p-extension of 〈A,R〉. We say that an argument a ∈ A is credulously (resp. sceptically) accepted under the prudent preferred ...
Khaled Mellouli, 2007
3
An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems
We say that a is sceptically accepted if it is a member of every preferred extension, and SCEPTICAL credulously accepted if it is a member of at least one preferred extension.1 Since there will always be at least one preferred extension,  ...
Michael Wooldridge, 2009
4
Languages, Methodologies and Development Tools for ...
At this stage neither A1 or A2 are sceptically justified under any semantics. However, C1 is an argument claiming that trial 1 is preferred to trial 2 since the former uses a more statistically robust design. Hence, C1 ↠ (B2 ⇀B1). Now A2 and not ...
Mehdi Dastani, 2008
5
New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence: JSAI 2008 ...
a is sceptically overruled under Sname semantics ifftr[Ar, def;Sname]∪{← out(a)} is inconsistent; – otherwise, a is sceptically defensible under Sname semantics, whereweespeciallysupposethattr[Ar,def; stable] is consistent. Theorem 4.
Hiromitsu Hattori, Takahiro Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Ide, 2009
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Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2008
Theorem 4 B(Y,Z,A) af B(Y,Z,A) cohesive Proof: (Outline) The set M of sceptically accepted arguments in B is the union of Ysa (sceptically accepted arguments in Y ) with Zsa (sceptically accepted arguments in Z). By considering the maximal ...
Philippe Besnard, Sylvie Doutre, Anthony Hunter, 2008
7
An Eye for An I: Living Philosophy
8. Living. Sceptically. 'Sceptical doubt both with respect to reason and the senses , is a malady, which can never be radically cured, but must return upon us every moment, however we may chase it away.' (David Hume) During his last days on ...
Robert Spillane, 2008
8
An Eye for an I: Living Philosophy
8. Living. Sceptically. 'Sceptical doubt both with respect to reason and the senses , is a malady, which can never be radically cured, but must return upon us every moment, however we may chase it away.' (David Hume) During his last days on ...
Robert Spillane, 2008
9
New Challenges to Philosophy of Science
Ex hypothesis, not only S is actually in Edinburgh, but S holds such information as well. So, if PIC works anti-sceptically, it is because q works anti-sceptically, but this is the case because e + p work anti-sceptically, but this is the case only if p is  ...
Hanne Andersen, Dennis Dieks, Wenceslao J. Gonzalez, 2013
10
Hellenistic and Early Modern Philosophy
So his sceptically-minded interpreters conclude that his point is that we are fundamentally irrational; we cannot help but believe even while knowing that we ought not to.6 The problem with this interpretive strategy is that it fails to account for ...
Jon Miller, Brad Inwood, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCEPTICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sceptically is used in the context of the following news items.
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The opposite of a self-help book
He listened patiently, and rather sceptically. He finally said: 'Is it like, then, some kind of literary self-help book?' No. It's a kind of literary there's-no-help book. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Beachcomber: 98 years old and STILL bewildered by golf...
“Tell us about it,” said Dragon number two, sceptically. Wouldn't it be simpler if they just walked up to the hole and dropped the ball in? asked the fourth dragon. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Greece 'should legislate immediately': Germany
After Athens handed the EU a new reform list on Thursday evening in the hope of obtaining fresh financial aid, leading German politicians reacted sceptically to ... «The Local.de, Jul 15»
4
Germany sees 'little leeway' for Greek debt restructuring: spokesman
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble "made very clear yesterday that he sees these things, or this debate, very sceptically". bur-dlc/boc. Copyright2015© ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»
5
Are the big banks set to reverse course?
With three of Australia's major banks set to unveil their first-half earnings figures this week, investors and analysts alike will be sceptically analysing the results ... «Motley Fool Australia, May 15»
6
The quantified serf
Or, for the more sceptically inclined employee, think of it as a way to make the big boss even more like Big Brother. “Quantified work” is the vision of BetterWorks, ... «The Economist, Mar 15»
7
Labcorp to buy Covance and enter contract research
However, investors seem to have reacted sceptically to the deal. Law firm Brower Piven, which specialises in litigation concerning mergers and acquisitions and ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Nov 14»
8
'Sports journalists eat at press conferences, we eat on trains, we eat …
She asked it as a learned Senior Counsel might begin an examination of a sweating witness – sceptically, I thought. Judgementally. She may as well have had ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
9
Doubts over Angola snatching Africa's top oil spot
Luanda (AFP) - Insiders from Angola's burgeoning oil industry have reacted sceptically to predictions that the rapidly growing nation may be about to overtake ... «Yahoo News, Oct 14»
10
Extension of Iran nuclear talks gets mixed Israeli response
JERUSALEM, July 19 (Reuters) - Israel responded sceptically to the extension of Iranian nuclear talks with world powers on Saturday, saying it saw no cause for ... «Reuters UK, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sceptically [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sceptically>. Apr 2024 ».
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