hieroglyphic vs inscrutable

hieroglyphic

adj
  • difficult to decipher 

  • of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols 

noun
  • Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol. 

  • Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph. 

  • A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus 

inscrutable

adj
  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret. 

noun
  • One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended. 

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