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blurbable

blurbable adjective: suitable for, or worthy or capable of, being blurbed.

Adjective

blurbable (comparative more blurbable, superlative most blurbable)

  1. Suitable for, or worthy or capable of, being blurbed.
    • cannot disagree with much of Steve Watson's review of _The Raleigh Legacy_ but I can answer his question about the identity of Jon L. Lellenberg. Jon's blurbable status derives primarily from the fact that he is the literary agent for Dame Jean Conan Doyle in the U.S., where the characters...1993 May 24, Donald Pollock, “The Raleigh Legacy”, in alt.fan.holmes (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Jan 2026
    • FILM CRITICS are falling all over themselves to bestow blurbable superlatives on “Braveheart,” the blood-drenched epic directed by, and starring, Mel Gibson.1995 June 1, Gabriel Rotello, “Gays Should Beware of Men in Kilts”, in New York Edition Newsday, sports final edition, volume 55, number 271, New York, N.Y.: Newsday Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A36...

Examples of blurbable in a sentence

  • I think Fox could have found at least one review that had a blurbable piece about the acting.1998 July 29, SJacobs236, “Question about Movie's [The X-Files] Marketing”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet), archived from the original on 19...
  • Junketeers have produced blurbable reviews such as "Battlefield Earth Will Rock America" or "Swordfish was one of the most breathlessly entertaining releases of the summer."2001 July 27, Jeannette Walls, newsletter; quoted in Billie, “What celebrities are like behind that fake smile”, in alt.gossip.celebrities...
  • The jacket blurb didn't do much for me, but I suspect it might not be blurbable; I really liked _The Gift_ and I doubt that blurb did it justice (don't have it here to check).2002 January 30, Kate Nepveu, “New Patrick O'Leary--Opinions?”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 Jan 2026:
  • That blurbable sentence would mean more if the current state of educational software weren’t so atrocious.2024 February 22, Josh Tyrangiel, “Opinion | An ‘education legend’ has created an AI that will change your mind about AI”, in The...

Forms of blurbable

comparativemore blurbable
superlativemost blurbable

Origin of blurbable

From blurb + -able.

Questions about blurbable

What does blurbable mean?
Blurbable means suitable for, or worthy or capable of, being blurbed.
How do you use blurbable in a sentence?
I think Fox could have found at least one review that had a blurbable piece about the acting.
What part of speech is blurbable?
Blurbable is an adjective.

Words near blurbable in the dictionary

  1. blur
  2. blur the line
  3. blur the lines
  4. BluRay
  5. blurb
  6. blurbable
  7. blurbage
  8. blurbed
  9. blurbee
  10. blurbees
  11. blurber

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