Sceptical vs Scrutinize - What's the difference?
sceptical | scrutinize |
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning
Of or relating to scepticism or the sceptics
To examine something with great care.
* Ayliffe
* G. W. Cable
To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
As an adjective sceptical
is having, or expressing doubt; questioning.As a verb scrutinize is
to examine something with great care.sceptical
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* skeptical (US )Adjective
(en adjective)scrutinize
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* scrutinise (Commonwealth)Verb
(en-verb)- to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals
- whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize
- Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face the closest.