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- DictionaryIn·scru·ta·ble/inˈskro͞odəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. impossible to understand or interpret: "Guy looked blankly inscrutable"
Any person or thing that's mysterious, mystifying, hard to read, or impossible to interpret is inscrutable. You ever notice how it's hard to tell what some people are thinking? Those folks are inscrutable. A good way to think about what inscrutable means is to consider cats and dogs.
adjective. us / ɪnˈskru·t̬ə·bəl / Add to word list. very difficult to understand or get to know: an inscrutable smile. He believes that a certain portion of life must remain inscrutable. (Definition of inscrutable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adj. 1. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized. 2. mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile. [1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin inscrūtābilis = Latin in- in- 3 + scrūtā (ri) to examine, search + -bilis -ble] in•scru`ta•bil′i•ty, in•scru′ta•ble•ness, n. in•scru′ta•bly, adv. syn: See mysterious.
3 days ago · incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. 2. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable. an inscrutable smile. 3. incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable. the inscrutable depths of the ocean.
Noun. Filter. adjective. That cannot be easily understood; completely obscure or mysterious; unfathomable; enigmatic. Webster's New World. Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: unintelligible. uncomprehensible. unfathomable. incomprehensible. impenetrable. mystifying. deep. cryptical.
Definition of inscrutable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile. incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable: the inscrutable depths of the ocean. See more
