Perusal vs. Scrutiny — What's the Difference?

To read or examine, typically with great care.

Scrutiny (French: scrutin; Late Latin: scrutinium; from scrutari, meaning "those who search through piles of rubbish in the hope of finding something of value" and originally from the Latin "scruta," meaning "broken things, rags, or rubbish."). In Roman times, the "scrutari" of cities and towns were those who laboriously searched for valuables amidst the waste and cast-offs of others.

Usage Problem To glance over; skim.

Close, careful examination or observation.

The act of perusing; studying something carefully.

Intense study of someone or something.

The act of carefully viewing or examining.

Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.

The act of reading, especially of reading through or with care.

An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.

Reading carefully with intent to remember

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.

To scrutinize.

Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.

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.

To scrutinize.

The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

A prolonged intense look