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scrutiny

scru·tiny

UK/ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/ US/ˈskɹuːʔ.n̩.i/ uncommon obsolete rare

noun

1.

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Synonyms
2.

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • intermediate scrutiny
  • strict scrutiny

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