screenworthy
screenworthy adjective: worthy of being screened; deserving of being adapted into a film or television show.
Adjective
screenworthy (comparative more screenworthy, superlative most screenworthy)
- Worthy of being screened; deserving of being adapted into a film or television show.
- With its setting on and around Sanibel Island and its lively cast of Florida eccentrics, Randy Wayne White's bestselling crime fiction series about marine biologist and secret agent Doc Ford has always seemed screenworthy.2013 November 27, Colette Bancroft, “TV series in the works for Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford character”, in Tampa Bay Times
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s rise to the top of US politics is undeniably screenworthy, but unlike the woman herself, Cath Clarke finds ‘On the Basis of Sex’ a tad dull2019 February 22, Cath Clarke, “‘On the Basis of Sex’: Ginsburg’s superhero origin tale lacks a little spirit”, in The Big Issue
Forms of screenworthy
| comparative | more screenworthy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most screenworthy |
Origin of screenworthy
From screen + -worthy.
Questions about screenworthy
- What does screenworthy mean?
- Screenworthy means worthy of being screened; deserving of being adapted into a film or television show.
- What part of speech is screenworthy?
- Screenworthy is an adjective.
Words near screenworthy in the dictionary
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