Looked at something carefully and thoroughly to check its quality or condition.
From Latin 'inspectus,' past participle of 'inspicere' meaning 'to look at.' The prefix 'in-' means 'into' and 'specere' means 'to look,' so the word literally means 'looking into' something closely.
The root 'spec' (to see/look) appears in hundreds of English words like 'spectacle,' 'perspective,' and 'suspect'—they all involve using your eyes in different ways!
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