unputdownable

adjective

un·​put·​down·​able ˌən-ˌpu̇t-ˈdau̇n-ə-bəl How to pronounce unputdownable (audio)
: unable to be set aside : riveting
an unputdownable book

Examples of unputdownable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When they're done right, dark and twisty stories have an unputdownable quality that keeps readers coming back for more. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024 Equal parts heartbreaking and enchanting, this unputdownable book will leave you needing to know what happens each summer — and if that year will finally bring Mallory and Jake together. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024 Schwab's visceral, engrossing writing style delivers an unputdownable yarn once again. Ew Staff, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023 Was the book unputdownable? John Tamny, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022 Chilling, thrilling, and unputdownable. The Week Staff, The Week, 24 Sep. 2022 Sloane Crosley's Cult Classic is unputdownable. The Editors, Town & Country, 10 June 2022 Zauner’s writing flow made the book unputdownable. Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021 A Wicked Game is the type of book designed to accompany a glass of wine and a bubble bath — frothy, unputdownable escapism that will make your toes curl and your heart sing. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unputdownable was in 1935

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“Unputdownable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unputdownable. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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