alarmskeptical
/əˈlɑːmˈskɛptɪkəl/adjectiveVerified NewAlso in: Weckerskeptisch (Deutsch) · despertéptica (Español) · réveilptique (Français)
Describing the belief that one will wake naturally, held by a person whose record suggests otherwise.
The alarmskeptical set no alarm twice a month, as an experiment, and lose twice a month. Their faith in the body clock is touching and their afternoon meetings disagree. The skepticism is aimed at clocks, not at themselves, which is the whole problem, lovingly.
Etym. — alarm + skeptical — the doubt cast on the machine, not the self.
Rel. — alarmreliant
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