All 3 Uses of
scrutiny
in
Oliver Twist
- Their eyes met, and the Jew scrutinised her, narrowly.†
Chpt 19unconventional spelling: This is the British spelling. Americans spell it scrutinized.
- said Monks, after a close and eager scrutiny of the contents of the little packet.
Chpt 38 *scrutiny = careful look or inspection
- Thus, they crossed the bridge, from the Middlesex to the Surrey shore, when the woman, apparently disappointed in her anxious scrutiny of the foot-passengers, turned back.†
Chpt 46
Definition:
careful examination of something