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Inscrutably

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in·scru·ta·ble  (n-skrt-bl)
adj.
Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable. See Synonyms at mysterious.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin nscrtbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + scrtr, to scrutinize; see scrutiny.]
in·scruta·bili·ty, in·scruta·ble·ness n.
in·scruta·bly adv.
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Adv.1.inscrutably - in an inscrutable manner


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In my experience, I can only say that she carried something with her which softly and inscrutably possessed itself of my will, and made me as unconsciously obedient to her wishes as if I had been her dog.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
So I put it before her, but she continued for a little so inscrutably embarrassed that I came again to her aid.
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Do you know, gentlemen --very gravely and mathematically bowing to each Captain in succession -- Do you know, gentlemen, that the digestive organs of the whale are so inscrutably constructed by Divine Providence, that it is quite impossible for him to completely digest even a man's arm?
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