scrutiny

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/ See IPA manual

Freq #18014

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1

noun
Careful and detailed examination of something.

The government's proposal was put under close scrutiny by the opposition.
2

noun
A long, intense look or inspection.

Under the teacher's scrutiny, the students grew nervous.

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1 noun · careful and detailed... examination

More exploration going-over inquiry inspection investigation perusal probe scan study survey

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Forms scrutinies

Derived forms post-scrutinypre-scrutinyscrutineerscrutineeredscrutineering

Related forms inscrutableperscrutationscrutatorscrutineer scrutinize

Etymology

From Middle English scrutiny, from Medieval Latin scrūtinium (“a search, an inquiry”), from Vulgar Latin scrūtor (“to search or examine thoroughly”), from Late Latin scrūta (“rubbish, broken trash”), from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

scrutiny Middle English scrūtinium la-med scrūtor la-vul scrūta la-lat *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European

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# scrutiny

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/
**Frequency rank:** 18014

## Meanings
1. Careful and detailed examination of something.
2. A long, intense look or inspection.

## Examples
- The government's proposal was put under close scrutiny by the opposition.
- Under the teacher's scrutiny, the students grew nervous.

## Synonyms
- examination
- exploration
- going-over
- inquiry
- inspection
- investigation
- perusal
- probe
- scan
- study
- survey

## Derived Forms
- post-scrutiny
- pre-scrutiny
- scrutineer
- scrutineered
- scrutineering

## Related Forms
- inscrutable
- perscrutation
- scrutator
- scrutineer
- scrutinize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: scrutiny
- Root: scrūtinium
- Root: scrūtor
- Root: scrūta
- Root: *(s)ker-

## Etymology
From Middle English scrutiny, from Medieval Latin scrūtinium (“a search, an inquiry”), from Vulgar Latin scrūtor (“to search or examine thoroughly”), from Late Latin scrūta (“rubbish, broken trash”), from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

## AI Etymology
Scrutiny is from Middle English scrutiny, from Medieval Latin scrūtinium (“a search, an inquiry”), from Vulgar Latin scrūtor (“to search or examine thoroughly”), from Late Latin scrūta (“rubbish, broken trash”), from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). In present-day use, it can mean careful and detailed examination of something, or a long, intense look or inspection. Related forms include inscrutable, perscrutation, scrutator, scrutineer, scrutinize. Derived formations include post-scrutiny, pre-scrutiny, scrutineer, scrutineered, scrutineering.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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