rescrutiny

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ scrutiny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːskɹuːtɪni/

Noun

rescrutiny (uncountable)

1. Further scrutiny; a second or repeated examination.
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 626:

     Indeed this epistemological demand for certain knowledge […] also led to a rescrutiny of some hoary old legends.