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Meanings of inscrutable in English

Of an obscure nature.

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Usage of inscrutable in English
1
Grudje met James' eyes for a long moment, his gaze utterly inscrutable.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
2
Yes; but the attitude of my Lord of Mayence was quite inscrutable.
The Sword Maker
3
Pestilences were inscrutable providences; they were the wrath of God made manifest.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements
4
Luca had long ago become accustomed to his daughter's inscrutable mood swings.
Home to italy
5
The Chinese seem specially inscrutable; no one seems really to understand them.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
6
With an inscrutable smile the Cambridge-American looked at the paper and read:
The Parts Men Play
7
The starlight shone full upon the dark, inscrutable face of the Indian.
The Rainbow Trail
8
It meant something to him as well, although his expression remained inscrutable.
Avalon
9
Rosa looked at him with inscrutable eyes-deepas velvet, grave and meditative.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories
10
If anyone could challenge the inscrutable Dr. Loy, it would be you.
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
11
An inscrutable look gathered on the face of the beautiful native girl.
The Ghost Kings
12
Aristocratic origin is as inscrutable as the darkness of the past night.
The Agony of the Church (1917)
13
They looked capable of carrying out the most dangerous and inscrutable designs.
The Hawaiian Archipelago
14
The secret of her thrilling and inscrutable appeal has never been told.
Pipefuls
15
To the left, I made out the monstrous Eyeless-Thing, grey and inscrutable.
The House on the Borderland
16
The eyes are staring straight into the room, with an inscrutable expression.
The House on the Borderland
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common