inscrutable
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpretDifficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
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» She looked at him with an inscrutable expression.
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1 sensesDifficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
undurchschaubar
зага́дочныйzagádočnyj, непостижи́мыйnepostižímyj, необъясни́мыйneobʺjasnímyj
- of an obscure nature
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
Translations
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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
more inscrutable, most inscrutable| Comparative | more inscrutable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most inscrutable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
36 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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