inscrutable

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective of an obscure nature; ; ; ; - Rachel Carson

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

cryptic, cryptical, deep, mysterious, mystifying

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