Inscrutable vs Querulous - What's the difference?
inscrutable | querulous |
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.
* 2007 , Tracy Jordan'' (Tracy Morgan), ''30 Rock :
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful]], [[whine, whining.
* 1877 , Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
As adjectives the difference between inscrutable and querulous
is that inscrutable is difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret while querulous is often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful]], [[whine|whining.As a noun inscrutable
is one who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc that cannot be comprehended.inscrutable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
- She called my vanity license plate inscrutable ! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!
Synonyms
* (difficult to comprehend) ineffableDerived terms
* inscrutability * inscrutableness * inscrutablySee also
* inexplorablequerulous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "There are no crimes and no criminals in these days," he said, querulously . "What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it."
