- unputdownable
- un|put|down|a|ble [ ,ʌnput`daunəbl ] adjective INFORMALa book that is unputdownable is so interesting or exciting that you do not want to stop reading it
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
unputdownable
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unputdownable — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ (of a book) so engrossing that one cannot stop reading it … English terms dictionary
unputdownable — [un΄poot doun′ə bəl] adj. Informal designating a book regarded as being so suspenseful, gripping, etc. that a reader finds it very difficult to put down before finishing it … English World dictionary
unputdownable — adjective Date: 1947 unable to be set aside ; riveting < an unputdownable book > … New Collegiate Dictionary
unputdownable — un|put|down|a|ble [ˌʌnputˈdaunəbəl] adj BrE an unputdownable book is very interesting and exciting used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
unputdownable — UK [ˌʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəb(ə)l] / US adjective informal a book that is unputdownable is so interesting or exciting that you do not want to stop reading it … English dictionary
unputdownable — /un poot dow neuh beuhl/, adj. Informal. (esp. of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading. [from phrase put down; see UN 1, ABLE] * * * … Universalium
unputdownable — adjective a) Impossible to put down. b) Of a book or other written work, captivating; engrossing … Wiktionary
unputdownable — adjective informal (of a book) so engrossing that one cannot stop reading it … English new terms dictionary
unputdownable — un·put·down·able … English syllables
unputdownable — adj. colloq. (of a book) so engrossing that one has to go on reading it … Useful english dictionary
