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

Translated from French, it’s a collection of 21 six-page comics about a little girl in Ivory Coast, and it is utterly unputdownable.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2018

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

However despite an engaging plotline, reader ABitCrazy found the ending of the book disappointing: 'I think at the start this was an unputdownable book...

From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2013