inscrutable
pronunciation
How to pronounce inscrutable in British English:
UK [ɪnˈskru:təbl]
How to pronounce inscrutable in American English:
US [ɪnˈskrutəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- of an obscure nature
Word Origin
- inscrutable (adj.)
- c. 1500, from Late Latin inscrutabilis, from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + scrutabilis, from scrutari "examine, ransack" (see scrutiny). Related: Inscrutably.
Example
- 1. It is on foreign affairs , however , that mr cameron has been most inscrutable .
- 2. Bonus payments remain an inscrutable part of executive compensation .
- 3. The inscrutable mr rajoy will keep everyone guessing until the end .
- 4. What I do was ordained by the inscrutable fates , not chosen by me .
- 5. The poet , the romantic , the inscrutable dreamer .