scrutiny

Scrutiny is a careful watch or close examination.

(noun)

An example of scrutiny is a father asking a ton of questions to the date his daughter brought home.

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See scrutiny in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. scrutinies

  1. close examination; minute inspection
  2. a careful, continuous watch; surveillance
  3. a lengthy, searching look

Origin: LL scrutinium < L scrutari, to examine carefully, rummage through odds and ends < scruta, trash, prob. altered < Gr grutē, a miscellany, woman's vanity bag: for prob. IE base see crumb

See scrutiny in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. scru·ti·nies
  1. A close, careful examination or study.
  2. Close observation; surveillance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English scrutinie, taking of a formal vote

Origin: , from Latin scrūtinium, inquiry, search

Origin: , from scrūtārī, to search, examine

Origin: , from scrūta, trash

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