watchable
watchable adjective: that can be watched.
Adjective
watchable (comparative more watchable, superlative most watchable)
- That can be watched.
- That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch
- Six months old, a half-season project, they are already more watchable and more coherent than the second phase of the title-winning team of two years ago; but not at the level of the luminous, steamrollering Mourinho Mk1 team, a rare concurrence of prime-cut talent and a manager in the sweet spot...2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian
- Interminable hocus pocus with a plethora of talk, seldom exciting but watchable because of its remarkable cast...1992, Leslie Halliwell, John Walker, Halliwell's Film Guide
Noun
watchable (plural watchables)
- Something to be watched, or worth watching.
- Telly Savalas, Robert Culp and James Mason are the watchables in 1975's The Golden Heist […]1978, TV Guide
- Each January, San Diego Magazine announces its list of San Diegans worth watching — and watching out for — in the coming year with its "People To Watch" cover story. The magazine fetes its 50 watchables with a VIP bash […]2007, San Diego Magazine, volume 59, number 9, page 132
Forms of watchable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more watchable |
| superlative | most watchable |
| Noun | |
| plural | watchables |
Origin of watchable
From watch + -able.
Questions about watchable
- What does watchable mean?
- Watchable means that can be watched.
- What part of speech is watchable?
- Watchable can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near watchable in the dictionary
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