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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.

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

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