inscrutable
adjective
incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
inscrutably
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a word derived from
inscrutable.
Example Sentences
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She finds him impossible, brilliant, manipulative, honest, constantly scheming, always looking out for her and inscrutably devoid of impulse control, especially for a veteran diplomat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
A series on studio spaces she has vacated over years is inscrutably blank, although it does chronicle a nomadic life and valorize Fernandez’s commitments as a working artist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
She also teases out some stellar performances, from an inscrutably tender Juri to a raucously entertaining one from Imelda Staunton, who plays a nun who introduces Tomaz to Magda and her mother.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
Even in the context of the inscrutably weird Reddit community at large, commenters in the Surreal Memes subreddit comprise an alien tribe from an alternate universe.
From Slate ● May 11, 2018
He relaxed his fighting muscles, stood easily and grounded the butt of his spear Jack watched him inscrutably through his paint.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
