scrutiny

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of examining something closely, usually for mistakes

   The proposal from the government was put under scrutiny by the opposition.

2. 2
   noun

   Intense study of someone or something.

   Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view / And narrower scrutiny.

3. 3
   noun

   Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.

   come under scrutiny

4. 4
   noun

   An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.

   The Returning Officer on the day appointed to make a scrutiny of the poll

5. 5
   noun

   a prolonged intense look

6. 6
   noun

   An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.

7. 7
   noun

   A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.

8. 8
   verb

   To 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”).