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Definition of "inscrutable" []

  • Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable. See Synonyms at mysterious. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inscrutable" in a sentence
  • "His stark blue eyes were locked on her, his expression inscrutable."
  • "Jamie gazed down at her, his expression inscrutable."
  • "She was watching me, her expression inscrutable, somehow aloof and intimate all at once."