INSCRUTABLE


Meaning of INSCRUTABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈskrü-tə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin inscrutabilis, from Latin in- + scrutari to search — more at scrutiny

Date: 15th century

: not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious

an inscrutable smile

inscrutable motives

• in·scru·ta·bil·i·ty -ˌskrü-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• in·scru·ta·ble·ness -ˈskrü-tə-bəl-nəs noun

• in·scru·ta·bly -blē adverb

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