sceptical

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, sceptic +‎ -al.

Adjective

sceptical (comparative more sceptical, superlative most sceptical)

1. Commonwealth standard spelling of skeptical.
   • 2025 February 5, Peter Plisner, “East West Rail: progress from west to east”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 30:

     And according to Hughes, HM Treasury is still sceptical about rail electrification. "It's not because they don't see electrification as a good thing, but I think when you look at it from the UK-wide perspective, if you have £x billion to spend on decarbonisation, you don't necessarily start with rail. Rail's not where you get the biggest bang for the buck in terms of decarbonisation."