INSCRUTABLY

inscrutably

(adverb) in an inscrutable manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

inscrutably (comparative more inscrutably, superlative most inscrutably)

In an inscrutable manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In*scru"ta*bly, adv.

Definition: In an inscrutable manner.

INSCRUTABLE

In*scru"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. inscrutabilis : cf. F. inscrutable. See In- not, and Scrutiny.]

Definition: Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event. 'T is not in man To yield a reason for the will of Heaven Which is inscrutable. Beau. & Fl. Waiving a question so inscrutable as this. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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