inscrutable
in·scrut·able
inscrutable · inscrutables
One who or that which is inscrutableOne who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
/ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/
» She looked at him with an inscrutable expression.
Neverin · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesOne who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
Examples
3 sentencesShe looked at him with an inscrutable expression.
Chinese people are so inscrutable.
He's nondescript, unapproachable and inscrutable.
deEr ist unscheinbar, unnahbar und undurchschaubar. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtōBorrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable
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Forms
plural: inscrutables| Singular | inscrutable |
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