céptico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin *scepticus (found in plural form Sceptici), from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “I consider”).

Noun

céptico m (plural cépticos, feminine céptica, feminine plural cépticas)

  1. (chiefly Portugal) skeptic (someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims)[1]

Adjective

céptico m (feminine singular cética, masculine plural céticos, feminine plural céticas, comparable)

  1. (chiefly Portugal) skeptical (having or expressing doubt)[1]

References
  1. “Céptico”, in Dicionário Online de Português‎, 7Graus, accessed 5 May 2015
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