perusal
[ puh-roo-zuhl ]
noun
a reading: a perusal of the current books.
the act of perusing; survey; scrutiny: A more careful perusal yields this conclusion.
Origin of perusal
1Other words from perusal
- pre·pe·rus·al, adjective
- re·pe·rus·al, noun
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How to use perusal in a sentence
There are incidentally few novelists who repay one so richly for repeated perusals.
Essays on Modern Novelists | William Lyon PhelpsOne or two perusals of the “Holy War” satisfy: and even these are not without weariness.
The Life of John Bunyan | Edmund VenablesFrom this she took a letter, marked a little with former perusals—and she read it over once more from beginning to end.
The Man and the Moment | Elinor GlynA dozen careful perusals of The Principles of Biology have failed to corroborate such a statement.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 | VariousAnd even when it was written many perusals only served to deepen his doubts.
Pearl of Pearl Island | John Oxenham
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