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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•scru•ta•ble /ɪnˈskrutəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - incapable of being analyzed.
- not easily understood:an inscrutable smile.
in•scru•ta•bil•i•ty/ɪnˌskrutəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation in•scru•ta•ble•ness, n. [uncountable] in•scru•ta•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•scru•ta•ble (in skro̅o̅′tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized;
impenetrable. - not easily understood;
mysterious; unfathomable:an inscrutable smile. - incapable of being seen through physically;
physically impenetrable:the inscrutable depths of the ocean.
- Late Latin inscrūtābilis. See in-3, scrutable
- late Middle English 1400–50
in•scru′ta•bil′i•ty, in•scru′ta•ble•ness, n. in•scru′ta•bly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hidden, incomprehensible, undiscoverable, inexplicable. See mysterious.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged comprehensible.
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