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Definition of: inscrutable
(in·skr′tə·bəl) adjective
That cannot be searched into; incomprehensible; unfathomable; impenetrable. See synonyms under MYSTERIOUS. [<LL inscrutabilis <in- not + scrutare look at]
—in·scru′ta·bil′i·ty, in·scru′·ta·ble·ness noun
—in·scru′ta·bly adverb
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