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scru⋅ta⋅ble

  [skroo-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L scrūt(ārī) (see scrutiny ) + -able

Related forms:
scru⋅ta⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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scru·ta·ble   (skrōō'tə-bəl)   
adj.  Capable of being understood through study and observation; comprehensible.

[Late Latin scrūtābilis, searchable, from Latin scrūtārī, to search; see scrutiny.]
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