Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Closely inquiring or examining: scrutinizing; carefully critical.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; strict.

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  • adjective thorough, careful, strict

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Examples

  • Granted that the reviewer has a keen (or should we say "scrutinous") eye for Hollywood trivia.

    Myra, Myron, & Gore Abbot, Steven 1975

  • We have long since argued that the time for independent reviews of ACPO, the APA and more recently the NPIA are long overdue a scrutinous inspection.

    ACPO blames front-line cops for doing their job SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • It did not disappoint me, a scrutinous Watchmen fanboy.

    Top 10 Films of 2009 « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009

  • So what do I, a staunch Thing fan with a mercilessly scrutinous eye think of all this?

    Prequel to THE THING Starts Shooting In March « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2010

  • At the Clinton campaign, my experience with the problem was the huge influx of 'trolls' at HillaryClinton. com in early 2007, a unique challenge that greatly hampered our site-based social-networking capacity -- since we had to moderate the budding community extremely tightly to prohibit offensive content and to prevent the overly scrutinous media from using a stray comment to tarnish Hillary.

    Peter Daou: Rick Warren and Change.gov: The Internet Giveth ... and Taketh Away 2009

  • Even The Lord of the Rings' Gollum can't touch the level of physical detail instilled into the digitally-rendered Na'vi populace the indigenous Pandora inhabitants, who transcend previously expected special effect barriers, convincing even these most scrutinous eyes that what is on display is true flesh and blood.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • Even The Lord of the Rings' Gollum can't touch the level of physical detail instilled into the digitally-rendered Na'vi populace the indigenous Pandora inhabitants, who transcend previously expected special effect barriers, convincing even these most scrutinous eyes that what is on display is true flesh and blood.

    The Projection Booth 2009

  • We are very scrutinous of the products we put out there, so we go through several test batches before deciding on just the right balance of ingredients.

    Cupcake interview: Miami's Cupcake Nouveau 2008

  • Without the constraints of a scrutinous public, leaders place the will of the electorate far behind the priorities of cash-heavy interests vying for their attention.

    The Government We Deserve 2006

  • The religious philosophers, not satisfied with the tradition of your forefathers, and doctrine of your priests (in which I willingly acquiesce), indulge a rash curiosity, in trying how far they can establish religion upon the principles of reason; and they thereby excite, instead of satisfying, the doubts, which naturally arise from a diligent and scrutinous enquiry.

    An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 2004

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