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filmable

[ fil-muh-buhl ]
/ ˈfɪl mə bəl /
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adjective
noting or pertaining to a story or to a literary work readily adaptable to motion picture form.
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Origin of filmable

First recorded in 1915–20; film + -able

Words nearby filmable

fill someone's shoes, fill the bill, fill-up, filly, film, filmable, film badge, filmcard, film clip, film colour, filmdom
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How to use filmable in a sentence

  • Just a cursory glance at the source material would make a weaker reader claim that it is un-filmable.

    The Future of Twilight|Natasha Vargas-Cooper|July 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST

  • Swords may also be worn at weddings, at funerals, also at christenings I believe; anyway, on all filmable occasions.

    From a Terrace in Prague|Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
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