unputdownable

American  

[uhn-poot-dou-nuh-buhl] / ˌʌn pʊtˈdaʊ nə bəl /

adjective

Informal.

1. (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.

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unputdownable British  

/ ˌʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəbəl /

adjective

1. (of a book, esp a novel) so gripping as to be read right through at one sitting

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Etymology

Origin of unputdownable

From phrase put down; see un- ¹, -able

Example Sentences

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unputdownable

Harper Collins chief executive Charlie Redmayne described Higgins as a "classic thriller writer: instinctive, tough, relentless", adding his novels "were and remain absolutely unputdownable."

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2022

Carrère later expanded his initial reportage into a chilling and unputdownable book, “The Adversary,” which — we learn from another essay — he deliberately modeled after Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2019

It is all rendered unputdownable by Winslow’s unrivaled skill at his game.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2019

In recent months, we’ve published everything from the Adele Dazeem Name Generator—the most widely piece in Slate history—to Josh Levin’s unputdownable 18,000-word story about Ronald Reagan’s “Welfare Queen.”

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2014

But quickly, the intensity of her critique makes her book unputdownable.

From The Guardian ● May 16, 2013