Definition for IN-SCRU'TA-BLE

IN-SCRU'TA-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. inscrutabilis; in and scrutor, to search.]

  1. Unsearchable; that can not be searched into and understood by inquiry or study. The designs of the emperor appear to be inscrutable.
  2. That can not be penetrated, discovered or understood by human reason. The ways of Providence are often inscrutable, table. Mysteries are inscrutable.

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