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As with many other folk beliefs, 'feng-shui' undoubtedly incorporates some scientifically correct observation or received wisdom based on direct experience of natural phenomena; but it needs to be dealt with skeptically as a credible system of thought. Some feng-shui prescriptions can certainly lead to desirable results.
Martin Filler

Meaning of "skeptically" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKEPTICALLY

skeptically  [ˈskɛptɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKEPTICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skeptically is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKEPTICALLY


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
sceptically
ˈskɛptɪkəlɪ
septically
ˈsɛptɪkəlɪ
statistically
stəˈtɪstɪkəlɪ
sylleptically
sɪˈlɛptɪkəlɪ
synaptically
sɪˈnæptɪkəlɪ
synoptically
sɪnˈɒptɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKEPTICALLY

sken
skene
skenned
skenning
skeo
skep
skepful
skepsis
skeptic
skeptical
skepticalness
skepticism
skerrick
skerries
skerry
sket
sketch
sketch book
sketch map
sketch pad

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKEPTICALLY

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

Synonyms and antonyms of skeptically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skeptically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKEPTICALLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

持怀疑态度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escépticamente
570 millions of speakers

English

skeptically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skeptically
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشككا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скептически
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ceticamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সন্দেহের চোখে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scepticisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skeptikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skeptisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

懐疑的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

회의적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skeptis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngờ vực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐயத்துடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संशयवादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skeptically
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scettico
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

δυσπιστώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skepties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skeptically
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skeptically
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKEPTICALLY»

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SKEPTICALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word skeptically.
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Martin Filler
As with many other folk beliefs, 'feng-shui' undoubtedly incorporates some scientifically correct observation or received wisdom based on direct experience of natural phenomena; but it needs to be dealt with skeptically as a credible system of thought. Some feng-shui prescriptions can certainly lead to desirable results.
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Tom Stoppard
My intention still is to write a play to commemorate, possibly rather skeptically, the 50th anniversary of the Russian revolution. I started it at the beginning of 1966, but confronted with the enormous importance and reality of that revolution, I absolutely boggle. I don't know what to do about it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKEPTICALLY»

Discover the use of skeptically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skeptically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2008
We say that • s is credulously satisfied by d if there is a preferred extension E of B ∪ {d} such that E | s • g is skeptically satisfied by d if, for each preferred extension E of B ∪{d}, E | g • s is skeptically satisfied by d if for each goal g ∈ Gstruct, ...
Philippe Besnard, Sylvie Doutre, Anthony Hunter, 2008
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Girls in Science: A Framework for Action
Chapter. 4: Science. Goals. Essay: Think. Critically,. Logically,. and. Skeptically. Life in the 21st century is fairly characterized as a constant bombardment of information from other people, television, the internet, phone calls, e-mails, faxes,  ...
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Practical Reasoning: International Conference on Formal and ...
This yields the following modified default theory: (5) Now, it remains to be shown that T be skeptically derivable from Default Theory (5). Proceeding recursively, we check first whether T is credulously derivable from this default theory. In fact, T  ...
Dov M. Gabbay, Hans Jürgen Ohlbach, 1996
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Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with ...
Then: 1. a is skeptically accepted iff (Vx G A0) (a, x) G>0. 2. a is rejected iff (3x £ A ) (x, a) £>0. 3. a is credulously accepted iff ((3a/ G A) (a,x') (£>0) A ((Vx G ,4) ((a,x) ^>G) => (x, a) £>0)). It can be checked that all skeptically accepted arguments ...
Claudio Sossai, Gaetano Chemello, 2009
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Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning: Fourth ...
We claim that P skeptically entails p , for all P'. To see this, note that the rule R = p <— notp cannot be applied, because its head denies the body. Thus, in order to block R, each stable model of P must contain p , which means that p must be ...
Jürgen Dix, Ulrich Furbach, Anil Nerode, 1997
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Argumentation in Artificial Intelligence
Let Acc(x,y) be a function that returns the skeptically accepted arguments of decision system x under semantics y (y ∈ {ad,st,pr} with ad (resp. st and pr) stands for admissible (resp. stable and preferred) semantics). This set may contain both ...
Iyad Rahwan, 2009
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Teratology in the Twentieth Century Plus Ten
Even so, the nutritional origin of the eye defects was greeted skeptically, as shown by an exchange of views following the delivery of his paper at a meeting of the Association for Research in Ophthalmology in Atlantic City on June 11, 1935 – in ...
Harold Kalter, 2010
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Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems: 7th International ...
The decisions D skeptically argue for g iff for all admissible set of arguments S such that for some arguments ̄a in S conc( ̄a) = g, then dec( ̄a) = D. We denote vals (D) the set of goals in G for which the set of decisions D skeptically argues.
Peter McBurney, Iyad Rahwan, Simon D. Parsons, 2011
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A Logical Theory of Nonmonotonic Inference and Belief Change
Two epistemic states EI and E2 will be called skeptically equivalent if, for any proposition A, f) /E, (A) = f| /EJ (A). Clearly, statically equivalent epistemic states will also be skeptically equivalent, though not vice versa. It can be easily verified,  ...
Alexander Bochman, 2001
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Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Uncertainty: ...
An assertion (qX b..., Xn) e E is skeptically derivable iff for every extension S of E there is X,- (1 < i <n) such that (a, Xi) e S. The floating conclusions problem is solved in CDL*. Let us reconsider Example 1): :-A/B, :-£/A, (A -> C,{ }), (B -> C,{ } ...
Rudolf Kruse, Pierre Siegel, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKEPTICALLY»

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Tom Kenney: View Block's data skeptically
When it comes to fire service experts in Rhode Island, there are many men who could qualify. And then there's Ken Block and Watchdog RI. He has amassed ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
2
The latest: US Congress members greet Iran deal skeptically
WASHINGTON • Here are the latest developments involving an agreement between Iran and world powers in Vienna over the Islamic Republic's nuclear ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
3
Surf Lagoon Water Park opens in Pooler
Ashley Jones of Atlanta was watching her 1-year-old daughter, Za'laiyah, skeptically approach a fountain. Jones, who grew up in Savannah, said it was ... «Savannah Morning News, May 15»
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Government's Claims About Macedonia Terrorist Group Met …
Macedonia. Government's Claims About Macedonia Terrorist Group Met Skeptically. Print · Share: Students gather to protest against police brutality in Skopje on ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, May 15»
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Some First Nations chiefs react skeptically to RCMP numbers on …
EDMONTON — Some aboriginal leaders are reacting with skepticism to the RCMP's revelation that its review of solved cases of murdered aboriginal women ... «National Post, Apr 15»
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Assembly ponders 'matrix' model of teacher evaluation, skeptically
ALBANY—Following negotiations with the governor this weekend, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie asked the Democratic members of his conference to consider ... «Capital New York, Mar 15»
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Federal judge reacts skeptically to Justice Department handling of …
A federal judge in Texas expressed skepticism over the Justice Department's claims of confusion over whether his injunction of President Barack Obama's ... «Fox News Latino, Mar 15»
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Congress' “doc fix” dilemma: Why reports of a long-sought …
Congress' “doc fix” dilemma: Why reports of a long-sought permanent “deal” should be treated skeptically. Boehner and Pelosi are negotiating a permanent fix to ... «Salon, Mar 15»
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US intelligence casts doubt on Al-Shabaab's reach
The threat leveled in the video, however, is being looked at skeptically by many in U.S. intelligence, reports CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues. Play Video. «CBS News, Feb 15»
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Read Tax Claims Skeptically
RALEIGH — I don't exercise my editorial muscles as much as I used to, and even when editing was a major element of my daily routine, I was never as tough on ... «Carolina Journal, Jan 15»

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