imperscrutableadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪmpəˈskruːtəbl/, U.S.

/ˌɪmpərˈskrudəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English inperscrutabil, 1500s inperscrutable, 1600s 1800s– imperscrutable.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin imperscrutabilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin imperscrutabilis (4th cent.) < classical Latin im- im- prefix² + perscrūtāre perscrute v. + -bilis -ble suffix.With forms in in- compare in- prefix⁴.

That cannot be searched into or understood through investigation; inscrutable, mysterious.Apparently not recorded in 18th and early 19th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective]

uncouthc897

unnimlyc1225

incomprehensiblea1340

unsearchablec1384

unknowable?c1400

investigablea1425

uncomprehensiblea1425

unthinkablec1445

imperscrutablec1450

inscrutablec1450

inopinable?a1475

incomprenable1502

unspectable?1504

incogitablec1522

uncogitable1529

impenetrable1531

inimaginable1534

inexplicable1555

unsensible1555

unscrutable1562

unfashionable1563

unpenetrable1581

unexcogitable1592

ineffable1598

inexcogitable1599

indivinable1603

ininvestigable1604

incapable1605

searchless?1606

uncomprehensive1609

unconceivable1611

undivinable1611

unimaginable1611

unexplicable1615

unintelligible1616

unapprehensible?1617

unfathomable1617

imprehensible1622

ununderstandablea1631

indeprehensible1633

indiscernible1635

inscrute1639

inapprehensiblea1641

indiscoverable1640

unexaminable1641

impervestigable1643

fathomless1645

inconceivable1646

indeterminable1646

inexplorable1646

insearchable1647

incomprehended1652

comprehendlessa1654

incomprehensive1656

untraceable1661

uninvestigablea1677

unintelligent1683

incognoscible1691

thought-transcendinga1711

uncognizable1720

acataleptic1727

undescriptive1744

elusive1751

impalpable1781

inaccessible1796

unconjecturable1806

uncognoscible1821

unascertainable1827

unfixable1831

unguessable1832

unrealizable1832

unsurveyable1833

hard-shelled1835

unintellective1837

undeemed1845

graspless1849

unconjectured1850

incognizable1852

ungraspable1853

unreadable1853

super-cerebral1854

elusory1856

trans-conscious1865

intangible1880

uncatchable1892

unspelt1892

unplumbable1895

unknowledgeable1920

indiscutable1933

c1450 J. Capgrave Solace of Pilgrims (Bodl. 423) (1911) 38 (MED) As for þe sufferauns of god, þat mater is inperscrutabil.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Riiii The dispensacion of god is inperscrutable and feare beyonde mannes reason.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 51 Are there not many naturall things imperscrutable to humane curiosity.

a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 137 The Notion of a Spirit is so difficult and imperscrutable.

1872 Intellect. Repository & New Jerusalem Mag. Apr. 182 The impetratory decree has blinded his mental vision: its true import is imperscrutable to the monarch.

1904 F. Rolfe Hadrian VII vii. 166 He looked, with large omniscient imperscrutable eyes, with the countenance open, with the thoughts restrained.

1958 L. Thorndike Hist. Magic & Exper. Sci. VII. x. 319 Others contend that astral spirits..endow them with imperscrutable forces.

2015 R. Curti Ital. Gothic Horror Films 95/2 Under the imperscrutable pseudonym Anthony Kristye..Boccacci churned out a number of cheap paperback mystery novels in the late 1950s.

Derivatives

† imperscrutableness n. Obsolete rare inscrutability.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [noun]

obscuritya1522

incomprehensibility1598

entangledness1611

unconceivableness1611

unsearchableness1611

indiscernibleness1649

inscrutability1654

undiscoverableness1656

unscrutableness1657

unimaginableness1659

inconceivableness1661

unintelligibility1661

imperscrutableness1664

unknowableness1664

unintelligibleness1678

unfathomableness1690

inscrutableness1727

incognoscibility1824

uncognoscibility1827

unconjecturability1827

impenetrability1847

inconceivability1847

intangibility1847

untraceableness1856

incognizabilityc1860

incomprehensibleness1862

unknowability1863

unthinkability1865

elusiveness1873

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 410 The Incomprehensibleness and Imperscrutableness of the Divinity of our Saviour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperscrutable
释义	imperscrutableadj. Brit. /ˌɪmpəˈskruːtəbl/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˈskrudəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English inperscrutabil, 1500s inperscrutable, 1600s 1800s– imperscrutable. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin imperscrutabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin imperscrutabilis (4th cent.) < classical Latin im- im- prefix² + perscrūtāre perscrute v. + -bilis -ble suffix.With forms in in- compare in- prefix⁴. That cannot be searched into or understood through investigation; inscrutable, mysterious.Apparently not recorded in 18th and early 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective] uncouthc897 unnimlyc1225 incomprehensiblea1340 unsearchablec1384 unknowable?c1400 investigablea1425 uncomprehensiblea1425 unthinkablec1445 imperscrutablec1450 inscrutablec1450 inopinable?a1475 incomprenable1502 unspectable?1504 incogitablec1522 uncogitable1529 impenetrable1531 inimaginable1534 inexplicable1555 unsensible1555 unscrutable1562 unfashionable1563 unpenetrable1581 unexcogitable1592 ineffable1598 inexcogitable1599 indivinable1603 ininvestigable1604 incapable1605 searchless?1606 uncomprehensive1609 unconceivable1611 undivinable1611 unimaginable1611 unexplicable1615 unintelligible1616 unapprehensible?1617 unfathomable1617 imprehensible1622 ununderstandablea1631 indeprehensible1633 indiscernible1635 inscrute1639 inapprehensiblea1641 indiscoverable1640 unexaminable1641 impervestigable1643 fathomless1645 inconceivable1646 indeterminable1646 inexplorable1646 insearchable1647 incomprehended1652 comprehendlessa1654 incomprehensive1656 untraceable1661 uninvestigablea1677 unintelligent1683 incognoscible1691 thought-transcendinga1711 uncognizable1720 acataleptic1727 undescriptive1744 elusive1751 impalpable1781 inaccessible1796 unconjecturable1806 uncognoscible1821 unascertainable1827 unfixable1831 unguessable1832 unrealizable1832 unsurveyable1833 hard-shelled1835 unintellective1837 undeemed1845 graspless1849 unconjectured1850 incognizable1852 ungraspable1853 unreadable1853 super-cerebral1854 elusory1856 trans-conscious1865 intangible1880 uncatchable1892 unspelt1892 unplumbable1895 unknowledgeable1920 indiscutable1933 c1450 J. Capgrave Solace of Pilgrims (Bodl. 423) (1911) 38 (MED) As for þe sufferauns of god, þat mater is inperscrutabil. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Riiii The dispensacion of god is inperscrutable and feare beyonde mannes reason. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 51 Are there not many naturall things imperscrutable to humane curiosity. a1680 J. Glanvill Saducismus Triumphatus (1681) i. 137 The Notion of a Spirit is so difficult and imperscrutable. 1872 Intellect. Repository & New Jerusalem Mag. Apr. 182 The impetratory decree has blinded his mental vision: its true import is imperscrutable to the monarch. 1904 F. Rolfe Hadrian VII vii. 166 He looked, with large omniscient imperscrutable eyes, with the countenance open, with the thoughts restrained. 1958 L. Thorndike Hist. Magic & Exper. Sci. VII. x. 319 Others contend that astral spirits..endow them with imperscrutable forces. 2015 R. Curti Ital. Gothic Horror Films 95/2 Under the imperscrutable pseudonym Anthony Kristye..Boccacci churned out a number of cheap paperback mystery novels in the late 1950s. Derivatives † imperscrutableness n. Obsolete rare inscrutability. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [noun] obscuritya1522 incomprehensibility1598 entangledness1611 unconceivableness1611 unsearchableness1611 indiscernibleness1649 inscrutability1654 undiscoverableness1656 unscrutableness1657 unimaginableness1659 inconceivableness1661 unintelligibility1661 imperscrutableness1664 unknowableness1664 unintelligibleness1678 unfathomableness1690 inscrutableness1727 incognoscibility1824 uncognoscibility1827 unconjecturability1827 impenetrability1847 inconceivability1847 intangibility1847 untraceableness1856 incognizabilityc1860 incomprehensibleness1862 unknowability1863 unthinkability1865 elusiveness1873 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 410 The Incomprehensibleness and Imperscrutableness of the Divinity of our Saviour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1450
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