quotable
[kwoh-tuh-buh l]
Origin of quotable
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Contemporary Examples
It is, on the other hand, a sizzle reel of quotable dialogue.
Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Juno, is known for catchy, quotable dialogue.
They read from his essays, performed scenes from his plays, and recited his most quotable quotes.
Historical Examples
The sentences of both were quotable at large and fit for all occasions.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)John Addington Symonds
He thinks nothing extraordinary, and has nothing to say quotable.
James Gilmour of MongoliaJames Gilmour
A query should always be worded with care, and put in a quotable shape.
The hero answers this question in three pages of most Rabelaisan abuse, of which only a very few lines are quotable.
Caricature and Other Comic ArtJames Parton.
It is a fine, well told and purposeful tale, with brilliant and quotable passages.
The Sins of the ChildrenCosmo Hamilton
quotable
- apt or suitable for quotationhis remarks are not quotable in mixed company
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