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scrutable

American  
[skroo-tuh-buhl] / ˈskru tə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.


scrutable British  
/ ˈskruːtəbəl /

adjective

  1. rare open to or able to be understood by scrutiny

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of scrutable

1590–1600; < Latin scrūt ( ārī ) ( see scrutiny) + -able

Example Sentences

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“Mitch McConnell is the most scrutable leader; he’s not a bluffer,” said Scott Jennings, a former McConnell aide and political strategist in Kentucky.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2021

And actually, the visuals of that passage are stunning, giving viewers a direct juxtaposition between the confident, open Obama before that moment and the less scrutable figure afterward.

From Salon • May 6, 2020

Two months out from a World Cup hosted by an aspirant rogue state, what is on the mind of deeply scrutable Fifa president Gianni Infantino?

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2018

“Kim Jong Un has a very scrutable game plan,” said Russel, now a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2017

She shook her head, and anger blazed in her utterly scrutable hazel eyes.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory

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