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scrutable

[skroo-tuh-buhl]

adjective

capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin scrūt(ārī) (see scrutiny) + -able

Related forms

scru·ta·bil·i·ty, noun

un·scru·ta·ble, adjective

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scrutable (ˈskruːtəb^əl)

—*adj*
	rare open to or able to be understood by scrutiny

[C17: from Latin scrūtārī to inspect closely; see scrutiny]

scruta'bility

—n

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