Meanings
proper nounSkripal (plural Skripals)
plural Skripals
- A surname from Russian.
A hospital consultant who treated Sergei and Yulia Skripal after they were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok was “gobsmacked” when Yulia woke and began trying to get out of bed four days after the attack.
2024 October 31, Steven Morris, “Consultant who treated Yulia Skripal ‘gobsmacked’ when she woke up, inquiry hears”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC
Origin
Transliteration of Russian Скрипа́ль (Skripálʹ).
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APA
Skripal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skripal
MLA
“Skripal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skripal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Skripal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Skripal.
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