这是longman的
cyn‧i‧cal
1 unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something:
a cynical view of human nature
cynical about
The public is cynical about election promises.
2 not caring that something might not be morally right, might hurt someone etc, when you are trying to get something for yourself:
a cynical disregard for international agreements
http://www.ldoceonline.com/如果用上面的解释，cynical在文章里应该理解成一种委婉的表示怀疑的说法，把对对方的怀疑表达成是自己的cynical。这样更容易理解very的意思。