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inscrutable
English
Etymology
Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin ?nscr?t?bilis, from in- (“not”) + scr?t? (“to examine”), corresponding to in- +? scrutable
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n?sk?u?t?bl?/
- Hyphenation: in?scrut?able
Adjective
inscrutable (comparative more inscrutable, superlative most inscrutable)
- Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
- Synonyms: ineffable; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
Derived terms
- inscrutability
- inscrutableness
- inscrutably
Translations
See also
- inexplorable
Noun
inscrutable (plural inscrutables)
- One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Inscrutable”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 329.
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scrutiny
English
Etymology
From Middle English scrutiny, from Medieval Latin scr?tinium (“a search, an inquiry”), from Vulgar Latin scr?tor (“to search or examine thoroughly”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Late Latin scr?ta (“rubbish, broken trash”); or of Germanic origin, related to Old English scr?tnung (“examination, investigation, inquiry, search”), from scr?tnian, scr?dnian (“to examine carefully, scrutinize, consider, investigate”), from Proto-Germanic *skrud?n?, *skruþ?n? (“to search, examine”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewt- (“to cut”). Compare Old High German skrod?n, scrut?n, scrutil?n (“to research, explore”), Old High German scrod (“a search, scrutiny”), Old English scr?adian (“to shred, cut up, cut off, peel, pare, prune”). More at shred.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sk?u?.t?.ni/
- Hyphenation: scru?ti?ny
Noun
scrutiny (usually uncountable, plural scrutinies)
- Intense study of someone or something.
- Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
- An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
- A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
- An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
scrutiny (third-person singular simple present scrutinies, present participle scrutinying, simple past and past participle scrutinied)
- (obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.
Further reading
- scrutiny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- scrutiny in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "Scrutiny" in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", scrûtnung
- Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.). Scrutnung. Retrieved September 18, 2011, from http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/027060
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