Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
verb (used without object)
2.
to conduct a scrutiny.
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Scrutinise
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Also, especially British, scru·ti·nise.
Related forms
scru·ti·ni·za·tion, noun
scru·ti·niz·er, noun
scru·ti·niz·ing·ly, adverb
re·scru·ti·nize, verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing.
self-scru·ti·nized, adjective
EXPANDself-scru·ti·niz·ing, adjective
un·scru·ti·nized, adjective
un·scru·ti·niz·ing, adjective
un·scru·ti·niz·ing·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1, 2. investigate, study, search.
1, 2. investigate, study, search.
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Word Origin & History
scrutinise
British spelling of scrutinize (q.v.); for suffix, see -ize.
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