searching
searching Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Thoroughly examining, probing, or investigating; keen and penetrating (especially of a look, question, or analysis).
"The committee asked several searching questions about the company's financial oversight."
Sharp and keenly felt as if penetrating every part of the body (typically of cold wind or frost).
"A searching wind blew across the open moor, chilling the hikers to the bone."
• noun
The act or process of looking thoroughly for someone or something, or of carefully examining one's conscience or thoughts.
"After hours of careful searching through the archives, the historian finally located the original manuscript."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'search', which entered Middle English via Anglo-Norman 'sercher' and Old French 'cerchier', ultimately from Late Latin 'circare' meaning 'to go about' or 'to wander round', from Latin 'circus' (circle).