All 4 Uses of
scrutiny
in
This Side of Paradise
- Having climbed the rickety stairs he scrutinized his room resignedly, concluding that it was hopeless to attempt any more inspired decoration than class banners and tiger pictures.†
Chpt 1.2scrutinized = looked at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- "Oh," he said, scrutinizing these worthies, "Humbird looks like a knock-out, but this Langueduc—he's the rugged type, isn't he?†
Chpt 1.2scrutinizing = looking at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- Amory eyed him dumbly until Wilson grew embarrassed under the scrutiny.
Chpt 2.2 *scrutiny = careful look or inspection
- Where's the darned bell— The street numbers of Riverside Drive were obscured by the mist and dripping trees from anything but the swiftest scrutiny, but Amory had finally caught sight of one—One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Street.†
Chpt 2.5
Definition:
careful examination of something