The difference between Inscrutable and Unintelligible
When used as adjectives, inscrutable means difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret, whereas unintelligible means not intelligible.
Inscrutable is also noun with the meaning: one who or that which is inscrutable.
check bellow for the other definitions of Inscrutable and Unintelligible
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Inscrutable as an adjective:
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.
Examples:
"His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science."
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Inscrutable as a noun:
One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
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Unintelligible as an adjective:
Not intelligible; unable to be understood.