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inscrutable

adjective/ɪnˈskruːtəbl/

impossible to understand or interpret

Her smile was inscrutable, leaving everyone wondering what she was truly thinking.

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word origin — Late Middle English, from Latin 'inscrutabilis', meaning 'not to be scrutinized', from 'in-' (not) + 'scrutare' (to examine or search).