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Definition: Skeptically |
SkepticallyAdverb1. With scepticism; in a sceptical manner; "he looked at her sceptically". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "skeptically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references) |
Synonym: SkepticallySynonym: sceptically (adv). (additional references) |
| Language | Translations for "skeptically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 怀疑地 (Distrustfully, sceptically). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | skeptischen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | δυσπιστώσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 회의 으로 (sceptically). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | epticallyskay sceptic (sceptic, sceptical, sceptically, skeptic). (various references) скептически (with a grain of salt). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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"Skeptically" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: skepticalk. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "skeptically" (pronounced ske"ptikulē or ske"ptiklē) |
| 6 | -t i k u l ē | critically, fanatically, hermetically, journalistically, magnetically, majestically, mathematically, optimistically, parenthetically, pathetically, politically, pragmatically, ritualistically, romantically, statistically, sympathetically, tactically, theoretically, therapeutically, uncritically. |
| 5 | -i k u l ē | chronically, clinically, comically, cynically, diametrically, electrically, electronically, empirically, ethically, geographically, historically, intrinsically, magically, methodically, metrically, mineralogically, periodically, philosophically, physically, sardonically, scientifically, surgically, symbolically, technically, technologically, theatrically. |
| 4 | -k u l ē | botanically, broccoli, fiscally, frantically, locally, luckily, unequivocally, vocally. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clumsily, coincidentally, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, culturally, customarily, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, emotionally, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, loyally, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, mightily, militarily, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, partially, peacefully, perennially, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, pitifully, playfully, potentially, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, royally, ruefully, satisfactorily, scantily, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, tactfully, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uneasily, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 6 | -p t i k l ē | optically. |
| 5 | -t i k l ē | acoustically, aesthetically, alphabetically, analytically, apologetically, artistically, authentically, automatically, characteristically, cosmetically, democratically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, euphemistically, fantastically, genetically, geopolitically, hypothetically, idiotically, linguistically, logistically, phonetically, poetically, realistically, sarcastically, stylistically, synthetically, systematically, thematically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unrealistically, vertically. |
| 4 | -i k l ē | academically, aerobically, aerodynamically, algebraically, angelically, astronomically, basically, biologically, categorically, chronologically, classically, demographically, ecologically, economically, ethnically, forensically, generically, geometrically, graphically, heroically, hysterically, ideologically, ironically, logically, lyrically, mechanically, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, numerically, organically, pathologically, physiologically, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, radically, rhetorically, rhythmically, specifically, sporadically, stoically, strategically, symmetrically, systemically, terrifically, theologically, tragically, volcanically. |
| 3 | -k l ē | alchemically, anatomically, athletically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, chemically, darkly, frankly, grotesquely, likely, medically, meekly, newsweekly, obliquely, paradoxically, practically, prickly, quickly, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, starkly, thickly, typically, uniquely, unlikely, weakly, weekly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-k-l-l-p-s-t-y" | |
-2 letters: plasticky, skeptical, specially, specialty, sylleptic. | |
-3 letters: allspice, clayiest, claylike, epically, palliest, pastille, plackets, playlets, playlike, playlist, saltlike, septical, stalkily, tieclasp. | |
-4 letters: acetyls, alkylic, aplites, aseptic, cakiest, callets, caplets, catlike, cellist, clypeal, cypsela, ectypal, elastic, kylices, laciest, lackeys, lakiest, latices, leakily, packets, paisley, paliest, pallets, peskily, pickets, pickles, placets, placket, plaices, plastic, platies, playlet. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6B 65 70 74 69 63 61 6C 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -.- . .--. - .. -.-. .- .-.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101011 01100101 01110000 01110100 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S k e p t i c a l l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006B 0065 0070 0074 0069 0063 0061 006C 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5377718286756967787891 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, 중국, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , "ερμανός, 독일, neamţ, немецкий |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, 그리스, greacã, греческий, грек |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, 한국, limba coreeanã, coreean, кореец, корейский |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | 罗马尼亚语, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, 루마니아, român, румынский, румын |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, 러시아, русский |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, 영국, englezesc, английский |
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