searching scrutiny

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• scrutiny — scru·ti·ny / skrüt ən ē/ n pl nies: searching study or inquiry; specif: judicial investigation of the constitutionality of a statutory classification of persons under the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution see also intermediate 2,… …   Law dictionary

• scrutiny — [skro͞ot′ n ē] n. pl. scrutinies [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] 1. close… …   English World dictionary

• scrutiny — /skrooht n ee/, n., pl. scrutinies. 1. a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry. 2. surveillance; close and continuous watching or guarding. 3. a close and searching look. [1400 50; late ME < L scrutinium the action of searching,… …   Universalium

• scrutiny — scru•ti•ny [[t]ˈskrut n i[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) a searching examination; minute inquiry 2) continuous surveillance 3) a close and searching look • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L scrūtinium the action of searching, of scrutinizing, der. of… …   From formal English to slang

• scrutiny — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Latin scrutinium, from scrutari to search, examine, probably from scruta trash Date: 1604 1. a searching study, inquiry, or inspection ; examination 2. a searching look 3. close watch ; surveillance …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scrutiny — /ˈskrutəni / (say skroohtuhnee) noun (plural scrutinies) 1. searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry. 2. a searching look. {Late Latin scrūtinium} …  

• scrutiny — scru·ti·ny || skruːtnɪ / tɪnɪ n. close examination, inspection; examining look, searching look …   English contemporary dictionary

• scrutiny — n. Search, examination, investigation, inquisition, exploration, sifting, inspection, searching or careful inquiry, close search, critical examination …   New dictionary of synonyms

• scrutinize — scrutinize, scan, inspect, examine, audit can all mean to look at or over critically and searchingly. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are observable in their corresponding nouns scrutiny, scanning, inspection, examination,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• positivism — positivist, adj., n. positivistic, adj. positivistically, adv. /poz i teuh viz euhm/, n. 1. the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance. 2. a philosophical system founded by Auguste Comte, concerned with positive facts and… …   Universalium

• search — [sʉrch] vt. [ME searchen < OFr cercher < LL circare, to go round, go about, explore < circus, a ring: see CIRCUS] 1. to go over or look through for the purpose of finding something; explore; rummage; examine [to search a house for a lost …   English World dictionary