4. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of patronage.
INSCRIPTIVE
In*scrip"tive, a.
Defn: Bearing inscription; of the character or nature of an inscription.
INSCROLL
In*scroll", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inscrolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inscrolling.]
Defn: To write on a scroll; to record. [Written also inscrol.] Shak.
INSCRUTABILITY
In*scru`ta*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutableness.
INSCRUTABLE
In*scru"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. inscrutabilis : cf. F. inscrutable. See
In- not, and Scrutiny.]
Defn: Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event. 'T is not in man To yield a reason for the will of Heaven Which is inscrutable. Beau. & Fl. Waiving a question so inscrutable as this. De Quincey.
INSCRUTABLENESS
In*scru"ta*ble*ness, n.