inscrutable

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl/

Adjective

inscrutable

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

   His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.

   • 2007, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), 30 Rock:

     She called my vanity license plate inscrutable! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!

Synonyms

• (difficult to comprehend) ineffable; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Translations

• French: impénétrable, incompréhensible, insondable
• German: undurchschaubar
• Italian: impenetrabile, incomprensibile, insondabile
• Portuguese: inescrutável
• Russian: зага́дочный
• Spanish: inescrutable, impenetrable, incomprensible, insondable

Noun

inscrutable (plural inscrutables)

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

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