inscrutable
[ in-skroo-tuh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈskru tə bəl /
adjective
incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile.
incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable: the inscrutable depths of the ocean.
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Nearby words
inscape, inscribe, inscription, inscriptive, inscroll, inscrutable, insculp, inseam, insect, insect wax, insecta
Origin of inscrutable
SYNONYMS FOR inscrutable
Related formsin·scru·ta·bil·i·ty, in·scru·ta·ble·ness, nounin·scru·ta·bly, adverb
Synonym study
1. See mysterious.
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British Dictionary definitions for inscrutability
inscrutable
/ (ɪnˈskruːtəbəl) /
adjective
incomprehensible; mysterious or enigmatic
Derived Formsinscrutability or inscrutableness, nouninscrutably, adverb
Word Origin for inscrutable
C15: from Late Latin inscrūtābilis, from Latin in- 1 + scrūtārī to examine
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