scrutiny
Plural: scrutinies
Noun
- A close and thorough examination or observation.
- the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- a prolonged intense look
- Intense study of someone or something.
- Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
- An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
- A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
- An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
Verb
- To scrutinize.
Examples
- come under scrutiny
- His suspicious play came under intense SCRUTINY from the Words With Friends challenger.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English scrutiny, from Medieval Latin scrūtinium (“a search, an inquiry”), from Vulgar Latin scrūtor (“to search or examine thoroughly”), from Late Latin scrūta (“rubbish, broken trash”), from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Synonyms
examination, exploration, going-over, inquiry, inspection, investigation, perusal, probe, scan, study, survey
Scrabble Score: 13
scrutiny: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordscrutiny: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scrutiny: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary