scrutinize
verb (used with object)
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
scrutinizingly
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a word derived from
scrutinize.
Example Sentences
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It was near election time, and I looked at him scrutinizingly.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
She dared not raise her eyes, and yet she knew that he was looking at her earnestly, scrutinizingly even.
From The Doctor's Wife by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Then she suddenly turned around and looked me over scrutinizingly.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Ian laughed awkwardly, his brown eyes fixed scrutinizingly upon her.
From The Invader A Novel by Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa) Woods
He looked so scrutinizingly at Worth as he shook hands with her that the latter felt her heart beating very fast.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
