English Explanatory Dictionary

scrutiny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Intense study of someone or something.
  2. Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
  3. An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
  4. A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
  5. An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
verb
  1. To scrutinize.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/ /ˈskɹuːʔ.n̩.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-scrutiny.wav en-us-scrutiny.ogg

Word forms

scrutiny scrutinies scrutinying scrutinied

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

Related words

inscrutable perscrutation scrutator scrutineer scrutinize

Derived words

intermediate scrutiny post-scrutiny pre-scrutiny scrutineer scrutineered scrutineering strict scrutiny
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