inscrutable
11inscrutable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ impossible to understand or interpret. DERIVATIVES inscrutability noun inscrutably adverb. ORIGIN Latin inscrutabilis, from in not + scrutari to search …
12inscrutable — [in skro͞ot′ə bəl] adj. [ME < LL(Ec) inscrutabilis < L in , not + scrutari, to search carefully, examine: see SCRUTINY] that cannot be easily understood; completely obscure or mysterious; unfathomable; enigmatic SYN. MYSTERIOUS… …
13inscrutable — (in skru ta bl ) adj. Qui ne peut être scruté. • Ce qui est, dit saint Augustin, plus inscrutable que quand il [Dieu] envoie, en cette vie, des maux aux gens de bien et des biens temporels aux méchants, NICOLE Essais, t. IV, p. 132, dans… …
14inscrutable — 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… …
15inscrutable — inscrutability, inscrutableness, n. inscrutably, adv. /in skrooh teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. 2. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile. 3. incapable… …
16inscrutable — in|scru|ta|ble [ınˈskru:təbəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: inscrutabilis, from Latin scrutari to search ] someone who is inscrutable shows no emotion or reaction in the expression on their face so that it is impossible to know… …
17inscrutable — in|scru|ta|ble [ ın skrutəbl ] adjective if someone is inscrutable, it is impossible to understand what they are thinking or feeling from their expression or from what they say: Anna s face remained inscrutable and unsmiling. ╾… …
18inscrutable — [[t]ɪnskru͟ːtəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is very hard to know what they are really thinking or what they mean. In some circumstances, it is important to keep a straight face and to remain inscrutable …
19inscrutable — adjective someone who is inscrutable shows no emotion or reaction in the expression on their face so that it is impossible to know what they are feeling or thinking: an inscrutable smile inscrutably adverb inscrutability noun (U) …
20inscrutable — UK [ɪnˈskruːtəb(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈskrutəb(ə)l] adjective if someone is inscrutable, it is impossible to understand what they are thinking or feeling from their expression or from what they say His face remained inscrutable and unsmiling. Derived… …
