adj
inscrutable
ihn-SKROO-tuhbl
adj
1
Impossible to understand or interpret; mysterious.
"His inscrutable expression gave nothing away."
"The ancient text remains largely inscrutable to modern scholars."
How to Use Inscrutable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo hard to read or figure out that you cannot tell what is really going on.
Common pairings
inscrutable expression
remain inscrutable
Word Forms
more inscrutable comparative, inscrutables plural, most inscrutable superlative
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Etymology
From Late Latin inscrutabilis — in- ("not") plus scrutari, "to examine closely."