watchable
Americanadjective
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capable of being watched
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interesting, enjoyable, or entertaining
a watchable television documentary
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Origin of watchable
Example Sentences
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Producers would deliberately try to make contestants angry or upset for the sake of generating watchable drama, they say.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
In that vacuum, the movie seemed almost watchable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The series is both watchable and trying, given its many tonal shifts and an able, attractive cast, some of whom are assigned to play quite annoying people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, “Sunny Nights” had almost no advance press, but turned out to be surprisingly watchable.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
We'd have to spend some time working out who was who, but the film'd still be watchable.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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