adj ·alt. of skeptical.
2. skeptic ·noun one who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after facts or reasons.
3. skeptic ·noun a person who doubts the existence and perfections of god, or the truth of revelation; one who disbelieves the divine origin of the christian religion.
4. skeptic ·noun a doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be certainly known; a universal doubter; a pyrrhonist; hence, in modern usage, occasionally, a person who questions whether any truth or fact can be established on philosophical grounds; sometimes, a critical inquirer, in opposition to a dogmatist.