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UK
/ɪnskɹˈuːtəbəl/
]
[ US /ˌɪnsˈkɹutəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnsˈkɹutəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
of an obscure nature
in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
the inscrutable workings of Providence
rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
a deep dark secret
the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
How To Use inscrutable In A Sentence
- She could not become the shrill edgy hurried harridan the war had tried to make her while his square, leisurely, beflowered, inscrutable figure passed daily up and down between those pale considerable buildings. Maid in Waiting
- He accepted the situation, happy in the gentle and protecting affection the girl showed him, fitfully enough, for she had, as she called it, her bad days when she used to visit her mother and remain long hours in the riverside hut, coming out as inscrutable as ever, but with a contemptuous look and a short word ready to answer any of his speeches. Almayer's Folly
- Origin: The phrase, popularized by the unwatchable movie 21, apparently derives from the rich lexicon of craps, which is full of amusingly inscrutable patter. Deadspin
- He understands that the poem is foremost a form of communication, and fails if it becomes inscrutable.
- Jamie gazed down at her, his expression inscrutable. The Devil Wears Plaid
- Their inscrutable, sphinx-like logic can prove hypnotizing, and even the brave of heart and nimble of mind may find him or herself captivated.
- A frown of irritation creased his brown and weather-beaten face, obscured by a scraggly black beard that tended to make him rather inscrutable, and probably enhanced his reputation amongst the villagers.
- Capturing this quality - inscrutable and Sphinx-like - lies at the heart of Judi Dench's performance as the late British novelist Iris Murdoch.
- The relationship between artist and subject can be inscrutable.
- He was oddly inscrutable, like he knew what all the questions were.