Both Uses of
scrutiny
in
Perfect Chemistry
- I don't need Colin to make a scene every time a guy so much as talks to me. He's never done that before and it left me open for more scrutiny and gossip,
*scrutiny = careful looks or inspections
- And that makes me more vulnerable, and more scrutinized, and more susceptible to gossip.†
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.
Definition:
careful examination of something