scrutinous

English

Adjective

scrutinous (comparative more scrutinous, superlative most scrutinous)

  1. thorough, careful, strict.
    • 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 243:
      He and the others joined in, calling the boy outside the window a girl while observing with scrutinous gaze the effeminate features of the fellow.
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