scrutiny Definition
scru·tiny (skro̵̅o̅t′'n ē)
noun pl. -·nies
- close examination; minute inspection
- a careful, continuous watch; surveillance
- a lengthy, searching look
Etymology: 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
scrutiny Synonyms
scrutiny Usage Examples
Converse of object
- withstand: Bring them out into the light and we'll see whose truth withstands scrutiny.
- deserve: Bearing in mind what this research has tried to show, the idea of ' tradition ' deserves closer scrutiny.
- undergo: At the moment the drug has not undergone any independent scrutiny.
- escape: Guy from galloping action that would escaped scrutiny worded dramatization please.
- survive: Our ethical concepts must survive the scrutiny of our best ethical thinking - thus the reflection required for confidence is immanent in ethical thought.
- merit: So the issue might not be worth pursuing, tho some observations from prospect theory may merit scrutiny.
Adjective modifier
- pre-legislative: The pre-legislative scrutiny should tease out the key issues.
- parliamentary: I turn, first, to the level of parliamentary scrutiny.
- intense: All the product of intense scrutiny of the Word of God.
- rigorous: All ideas are subjected to the same rigorous scrutiny.
- careful: The role of the regulatory agency should also come under careful scrutiny.
- judicial: From the Human Rights Act to Hutton to the new supreme court, we are seeing growing judicial scrutiny of the government.
Modifies a noun
- committee: Scrutiny committees have often been dominated by ruling party chairs.
- panel: We have five scrutiny panels at the County Council.
- role: This support will include a one off payment of £ 2.25million to help local authorities in their new health scrutiny role.
Noun used with modifier
clause-by-clause: The Deputy Chairperson: We will now carry out a detailed clause-by-clause scrutiny of the Bill.
Possessives
reviewer: External examiners ' reports and the reviewers ' scrutiny of a range of students ' work confirm that assessment processes are rigorous and fair.
Preposition: of
- legislation: The scrutiny of legislation was touched on by the hon.
- bill: The Government has encouraged the draft scrutiny of bills for the first time to improve the quality of legislation.
Preposition: by
assessor: All applications receive careful scrutiny by the assessors, in the context of competing claims on available funding.
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