inscrutable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable
- Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
“His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.”
“The pale, inscrutable determinateness, and flinchless intrepidity of Pierre, now began to domineer upon them; for any social unusualness or greatness is sometimes most impressive in the retrospect.”
noun
Etymology: Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable
- One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.