All 6 Uses of
scrutiny
in
Eldest
- No one existed who could descry the flaws within the Riders' own system, for they were above scrutiny, and thus, they perished.†
- Arya did, and the queen scrutinized her face with increasing intensity, until it seemed as if she were trying to decipher an obscure text.†
- Saphira raked him with her sapphire eyes, then proceeded to scrutinize the walls and furniture.†
- His eyes narrowed as he scrutinized Roran's face.†
- He turned his gaze inward and scrutinized himself to determine what struck the deepest, darkest chords within him.
*scrutinized = examined (looked at very carefully)standard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- He bore her scrutiny without turning away, which was more than most people could do.†
Definition:
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(scrutiny) careful examination of something