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inscrutable

[in-skroo-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈskru tə bəl /


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To ordinary churchgoers, the God of medieval imagination appeared distant and inscrutable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Melania, the documentary about the First Lady, is a lot like its subject: extremely expensive and fundamentally inscrutable.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Pegula described the inscrutable Rybakina as "cool as a cucumber".

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

There’s a stilted quality to the conversation as they discuss their eccentric, inscrutable dad.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Kekrops turned those inscrutable dark eyes on her.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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