OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27887

scrutiny

/ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
escrutinio • escudriñamiento • escudriño
Intense study of someone or something.
So much for the occupant of the britscha, who waits, as all the horses are out at a ball or a scrutiny.
Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view / And narrower scrutiny.
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