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Inscrutable

//ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

    "His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of an obscure nature wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable

Etymology 2

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable

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