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

Puppy chow is an unputdownable snack in which rice cereal squares are coated in a mix of peanut butter, chocolate and sometimes butter, before being tossed in confectioners’ sugar.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2022

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

Ten Days That Shook the World is neither history nor polemic, but a bit of both – a rhetorical act of witness that is both authentic and unputdownable.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 19, 2016

How can one book be so dismal and so utterly unputdownable?

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2014

Luckily, unputdownable books like Mr. Pavone’s help keep the business alive and well.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2014