inscrutable

adj
/ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable

  1. derived from īnscrūtābilis

Definitions

  1. Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

    • His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
    • The pale, inscrutable determinateness, and flinchless intrepidity of Pierre, now began to domineer upon them; for any social unusualness or greatness is sometimes most impressive in the retrospect.
  2. One who or that which is inscrutable

    One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA