inscrutable

From the Latin inscrutabilis, from in- (“not”) + scrutare (“to examine”), corresponding to in- +‎ scrutable

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl/

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inscrutable (comparative more inscrutable, superlative most inscrutable)

1. Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

   His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.

   • 2007, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), 30 Rock:

     She called my vanity license plate inscrutable! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!

• (difficult to comprehend): ineffable; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

• inscrutability
• inscrutableness
• inscrutably

• inexplorable

inscrutable (plural inscrutables)

1. One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.