All 4 Uses of
scrutiny
in
Steppenwolf
- I scrutinised the old wall opposite in the secret hope that the magic night might begin again; the writing invite me, the madman; the little doorway give me admittance.†
- He is no were-wolf at all, and if we appeared to accept without scrutiny this lie which...
*scrutiny = a careful look or inspection
- He had two saxophones of different sizes in front of him which he played on by turns, while his darkly gleaming eyes scrutinized the dancers and beamed with pleasure.†
- On a high stool at the bar there was seated a pretty young fellow without a mask and in evening dress who scrutinized me with a cursory and mocking glance.†
Definition:
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(scrutiny) careful examination of something