Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrutinous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scruti-nous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

thorough, careful, strict.

Example Sentences

"He and the others joined in, calling the boy outside the window a girl while observing with scrutinous gaze the effeminate features of the fellow."

Inflected Forms

more scrutinous (comparative) most scrutinous (superlative)

Questions

What does scrutinous mean?: thorough, careful, strict.

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