scrutinato

Scrutinato is the past participle of the Italian verb scrutinare, meaning to examine something closely or to scrutinize. As an adjective, it describes something that has been thoroughly inspected or reviewed, often in official or technical contexts. For example, a document scrutinato indicates it has undergone careful checking for accuracy or compliance.

The term derives from Latin scrutinium, through scrutari and the Italian form scrutinare. The related noun scrutinio refers to the act or result of examination, especially in formal processes such as auditing, verification, or elections. In electoral language, lo scrutinio denotes the counting of votes and the declaration of results; i voti scrutinati are those that have been counted.

In contemporary Italian, scrutinato is common in legal, administrative, or scholarly writing and carries a neutral to formal tone. It can be substituted by esaminato, ispezionato, or verifato depending on nuance, but scrutinato emphasizes depth and thoroughness of the review.