Both Uses
scrutiny
in
William Wilson
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- And then I scrutinized, with a minute scrutiny, the forms, and the methods, and the leading traits of his impertinent supervision.†
*scrutinized = 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.
- And then I scrutinized, with a minute scrutiny, the forms, and the methods, and the leading traits of his impertinent supervision.†
scrutiny = careful look or inspection
Definitions:
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(1)
(scrutiny) careful examination of something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)