Scrutiny vs Scrutinization - What's the difference?
scrutiny | scrutinization |
Intense study of someone or something.
* Milton
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.
An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
(obsolete, rare) To scrutinize.
As nouns the difference between scrutiny and scrutinization
is that scrutiny is intense study of someone or something while scrutinization is the act of scrutinizing; scrutiny.As a verb scrutiny
is to scrutinize.scrutiny
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* (l)Noun
(scrutinies)- Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view / And narrower scrutiny .