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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Origin of inscrutable
synonym study for inscrutable
1. See mysterious.
OTHER WORDS FROM inscrutable
in·scru·ta·bil·i·ty, in·scru·ta·ble·ness, nounin·scru·ta·bly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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inscrutable
/ (ɪnˈskruːtəbəl) /
adjective
incomprehensible; mysterious or enigmatic
Derived forms of inscrutable
inscrutability or inscrutableness, nouninscrutably, adverbWord Origin for inscrutable
C15: from Late Latin inscrūtābilis, from Latin in- 1 + scrūtārī to examine
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