All 6 Uses
scrutiny
in
The Gold-Bug
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- For some minutes he continued to scrutinize the drawing minutely where he sat.†
*scrutinize = to look 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.
- When he had completed his scrutiny, he merely said, "Yes, massa, Jup climb any tree he ebber see in he life."†
scrutiny = careful look or inspection
- The chest had been full to the brim, and we spent the whole day, and the greater part of the next night, in a scrutiny of its contents.†
- Presently I took a candle, and seating myself at the other end of the room, proceeded to scrutinize the parchment more closely.†
scrutinize = to look 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.
- I now scrutinized the death's-head with care.†
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.
- A closer scrutiny, however, satisfied me that it was intended for a kid.†
scrutiny = careful look or inspection
Definitions:
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(1)
(scrutiny) careful examination of something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)