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inscrutable
[
in-
skroo
-t
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Origin
in·scru·ta·ble
/
ɪnˈskru
tə
bəl
/
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[
in-
skroo
-t
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
2.
not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable:
an inscrutable smile.
3.
incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable:
the inscrutable depths of the ocean.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Late Latin
inscrūtābilis.
See
in-
3
,
scrutable
Related forms
in·scru·ta·bil·i·ty,
in·scru·ta·ble·ness,
noun
in·scru·ta·bly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
hidden, incomprehensible, undiscoverable, inexplicable.
See
mysterious.
Antonyms
1.
comprehensible.
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inscrutable
(ɪnˈskruːtəb
ə
l)
—
adj
incomprehensible; mysterious or enigmatic
[C15: from Late Latin
inscrūtābilis,
from Latin
in-
1
+
scrūtārī
to examine]
inscruta'bility
—
n
in'scrutableness
—
n
in'scrutably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
inscrutable
mid-15c., from L.L. inscrutabilis, from in- "not" + scrutari "examine, ransack" (see
scrutiny
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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