Inscrutable Definition
ĭn-skro͝otə-bəl
adjective
That cannot be easily understood; completely obscure or mysterious; unfathomable; enigmatic.
Webster's New World
Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
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Other Word Forms of Inscrutable
Noun
Singular:
inscrutable
Plural:
inscrutablesOrigin of Inscrutable
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Middle English from Old French from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis in- not in–1 scrūtārī to scrutinize scrutiny
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Latin inscrutabilis, from in- (“not”) + scrutare (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable
From Wiktionary
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