inscrutable
adjective | /inscrutable/
impossible to understand or interpret; mysterious
inscrutable
adjective | /inscrutable/
Advanced WordsHARDimpossible to understand or interpret; mysterious
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"His expression was inscrutable and gave no clue to his thoughts."
"Ancient texts sometimes remain inscrutable to modern readers."
Mnemonic Trick
INSCRUTABLE → IN + SCRUTINY (no): not able to be scrutinized — mysterious.
Etymology
From Latin inscrutabilis “not able to be searched.”
Used for people or things that are hard to interpret.
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