skeptically

Word parts

skeptical + -ly

Adverb

Positive skeptically

Comparative more skeptically

Superlative most skeptically

1. If someone looks at or thinks about something skeptically, they wonder if or doubt that it is true or correct.
   • Synonyms: warily, distrustfully and suspiciously

   She listened skeptically to his explanation because it sounded unlikely.

   He looked skeptically at the repair job, unsure it would last.

Related words

• skeptical
• skeptic