skeptical

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People that don't know whats behind it seem to be skeptical, which is to bad, because this will proabably be one of the coolest and slickest movies of the year, and one of the best comic book adaptions of all time.

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  1. adjective Marked by or given to doubt; questioning: a skeptical attitude; skeptical of political promises.
  2. adjective Relating to or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism.

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  • People that don't know whats behind it seem to be skeptical, which is to bad, because this will proabably be one of the coolest and slickest movies of the year, and one of the best comic book adaptions of all time. —  Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
  • But residents were skeptical, and there were worries that many illegal immigrants would refuse to board buses and go to shelters for fear of getting arrested and deported. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • It is right to be skeptical, and every Christian counselor knows that it is very hard to distinguish between demonic activity and mental illness, especially since the two often mesh (and I freely admit that the former is often not present at all in such cases). —  GetReligion
  • Junior League Tossed and Found; get first pick on bargains tonight at Preview Night I was skeptical -- even with offerings of free booze and food, would the deals at the District Sample Sale really be worth forking out ... —  Examiner California Headlines
  • They aren't skeptical, they aren't pseudo-skeptical. —  RealClimate
 

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/ˈskɛptɪkəl/
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