cético

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French sceptique, from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.t͡ʃi.ko/

  • Homophone: sético
  • Hyphenation: cé‧ti‧co

Noun

cético m (plural céticos, feminine cética, feminine plural céticas)

  1. sceptic (someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims)

Adjective

cético (feminine cética, masculine plural céticos, feminine plural céticas)

  1. sceptical (having or expressing doubt)

References
  1. “cético” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “cético” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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