The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scrutinous
Scrutinous \Scru"ti*nous\, a. Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; strict. -- Scru"ti*nous*ly, adv.
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scrutinous
a. thorough, careful, strict
Usage examples of "scrutinous".
And sometimes I came upon her as I entered the gate, standing outside the lodge where the detestable porter whose scrutinous eye I loathed and dreaded was in the act of making her a profound obeisance and also, no doubt, his daily report: For the entire staff of the.