Both Uses of
scrutiny
in
Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen
- Mr. Mertins has got some kind of doctorate in seating arrangements or something, because he analyzed and scrutinized and practically baptized the seats we had to sit in.†
p. 8.8 *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.
- She'd even bought a new shirt for Dad and had scrutinized what the boys intended to wear.†
p. 159.3
Definition:
careful examination of something