inscrutable
adjective
us
/ɪnˈskruː.t̬ə.bəl/ uk
/ɪnˈskruː.tə.bəl/Meaning of inscrutable in English
(Definition of inscrutable from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
inscrutable | Intermediate English
inscrutable
adjective
us
/ɪnˈskru·t̬ə·bəl/Examples of inscrutable
inscrutable
Besides, she argued, doctors are far from the only villains when it comes to inscrutable bills.
From The Atlantic
But love, at its essence, is private and inscrutable.
From Slate Magazine
Suddenly, there was darkness, whole and inscrutable, shouts, horrible yells, rose in the middle of the creaks of the boat, then that was it.
From Huffington Post
The slow choreography of the galaxy or the inscrutable mathematics of molecules gain a digestible and almost empathetic narrative through the artist's touch.
From Huffington Post
More than anything, however, he's consistently, fascinatingly inscrutable.
From The Atlantic
The two men averted their eyes from the camera, their expressions composed but inscrutable.
From TIME
The constant cloning of the heroine, and of the major villains, adds welcome and inscrutable complications to the plot.
From The New Yorker
They have remained inscrutable in part by being notoriously difficult lab animals.
From The New Yorker
But on the other end, too much mystery can render a poem inscrutable.
From NPR
Yet many shoplifters see themselves as escape artists, stealing out of inscrutable cravings and unexamined desires.
From NPR
It makes them one of the most inscrutable generations in history -- to people who desperately want to scrutinize them.
From WIRED
Autism researchers welcomed the new paper as valuable progress in understanding some of the causes of a largely inscrutable disorder.
From TIME
Our ego is one of the most intimidating and inscrutable realities we face in our lives.
From Huffington Post
Finally, of course, let's remember that the way to reduce the deficit is not an inscrutable mystery.
From Huffington Post
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