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unwatchable

unwatchable adjective: that cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.

Adjective

unwatchable (comparative more unwatchable, superlative most unwatchable)

  1. That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
    • The heart-wrenching, unwatchable footage of his death on September 30, 2000 shows him cowering in terror as his father tries vainly to shield him […]2002, Anton La Guardia, War Without End
    • His first movies were so gross, most people consider them unwatchable.2003, Seth Godin, Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Forms of unwatchable

comparativemore unwatchable
superlativemost unwatchable

Origin of unwatchable

From un- + watchable.

Words formed from unwatchable

Questions about unwatchable

What does unwatchable mean?
Unwatchable means that cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
What part of speech is unwatchable?
Unwatchable is an adjective.

Words near unwatchable in the dictionary

  1. unwastefully
  2. unwasting
  3. unwatch
  4. unwatch'd
  5. unwatchability
  6. unwatchable
  7. unwatchably
  8. unwatched
  9. unwatches
  10. unwatchful
  11. unwatchfully

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