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   inscrutable

   /ɪnˈskruːtəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. impossible to understand or interpret: "Guy looked blankly inscrutable" Similar enigmaticunreadableimpenetrablemysteriousimpossible to interpretcrypticunexpressiveinexpressiveemotionlessunemotionalexpressionlessimpassiveblankvacantdeadpandispassionateinformal:poker-facedmysteriousinexplicableunexplainableincomprehensiblebeyond comprehensionbeyond understandingimpossible to understandunintelligibleimpenetrableunfathomablefathomlessopaquepuzzlingperplexingbafflingbewilderingconfusingabstrusearcaneobscureliterary:sibyllinearchaic:wilderingOpposite expressivetransparent

   Word Origin late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- ‘not’ + scrutari ‘to search’ (see scrutiny).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inscrutability noun
   • 2. inscrutably adverb
   • 3. inscrutableness noun

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   The meaning of INSCRUTABLE is not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious. How to use inscrutable in a sentence. Did you know?

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   INSCRUTABLE definition: 1. not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to understand or get to know: 2…. Learn more.

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   incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. Synonyms: undiscoverable, inexplicable, incomprehensible, hidden. Antonyms: comprehensible. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile. incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable: the inscrutable depths of the ocean.

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   INSCRUTABLE meaning: 1. not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to understand or get to know: 2…. Learn more.

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   in·scru·ta·ble. (ĭn-skro͞o′tə-bəl) adj. Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable: "that little creature, whose innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of Providence ... out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSCRUTABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is very hard to know what they are really thinking or what they mean. In public he remained inscrutable. More Synonyms of inscrutable

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   A complete guide to the word "INSCRUTABLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    Definition of inscrutable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.