scrutable
- adjective
- /ˈskruːtəbl/
:
comprensible
- Psychological nakedness—become scrutable with nothing to hide, and share the most intimate facts of life.
Examples
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The instructions were clear and scrutable, allowing everyone to understand them easily.
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Although the puzzle was challenging, its solution was ultimately scrutable with a little patience.
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Her motives were scrutable, making it easy to see why she made that decision.
Synonyms
171
1.6
Clear and easy to see what it means or why someone feels that way
11
3.7
Easy to understand
8
4.4
Easy to hear and understand
7
3.8
Easy to understand
6
3.7
A thing you can describe clearly or show its clear limits
4
3.9
Easy to understand and remember
4
4.6
Something you can learn or understand
2
5.5
Something people can understand because there is a clear reason
1
5.7
Able to be understood or explained
1
3.8
Easy to understand or learn
1
4.2
You can study it by separating it into parts
1
7.5
Most people can understand it easily
Easy to understand
Easy to read because words use regular letter sounds
Antonyms
How Understandable
43
3.5
∞
1.0
171
1.6
11
3.7
1
5.7
1
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
scrutable = scrutiny (semi-transparent) = scrut + able
The adjective is formed with the productive suffix '-able' on a Latin-derived stem ('scrut-') related to English 'scrutiny'; the root itself is not a standalone modern English word, so learners who know 'scrutiny' or 'scrutinize' can often infer the meaning but the morphological link is not fully transparent.
Etymology
The word scrutable comes from an old root scrut- meaning 'to search' and shares that root with the common word scrutiny. So, something scrutable can be looked into and easily understood, not mysterious.