What does scrutinous mean?
Scrutinous means thorough, careful, strict..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
thorough, careful, strict..
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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Scrutinous means thorough, careful, strict..
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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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