céptico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cético (chiefly Brazil)

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)

Adjective

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

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

Related terms

• cepticismo (chiefly Portugal)
• ceticismo (chiefly Brazil)