watchable

American  

[woch-uh-buhl] / ˈwɒtʃ ə bəl /

adjective

1. detectable; apparent.

2. interesting or enjoyable to watch.

   a watchable TV talk show.

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watchable British  

/ ˈwɒtʃəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being watched

2. interesting, enjoyable, or entertaining

   a watchable television documentary

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Other Word Forms

• unwatchable adjective
• watchability noun

Etymology

Origin of watchable

First recorded in 1605–15; watch + -able

Example Sentences

He barely allows the petrified Boo to twitch, yet somehow, we catch a glimpse of the qualities Duvall the actor will go on to reveal: dangerous and vulnerable, mythic and man-sized, electrifyingly watchable.

From Los Angeles Times

Attach the flag to a human story like American snowboarder Chloe Kim’s, and the games start being watchable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ball's fan-friendly style had made him one of the country's most watchable fighters, with unification bouts and big-name opponents on the horizon.

From BBC

Virgo spoke of Higgins rescuing a sport that was "going nowhere", crediting him with reinventing it into a spectacle that was both "watchable and exciting".

From BBC

Or you could binge “Ponies,” the light but watchable Cold War spy thriller that dropped in January.

From MarketWatch