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Definition of "unputdownable" []

  • Informal So well written and entertaining as to be difficult to put down. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unputdownable" in a sentence
  • "According to the Times review, Douglas Kennedy is famous for writing insightfully about women's lives, and crafting gripping narratives (the word "unputdownable" is used)."
  • "Deemed "unputdownable" by Washington Post critic Michael Dirda, the book heralded a lifelong passion for discrediting scientific fraud and quackery."
  • "I have often read the word "unputdownable" to describe a book, but in this case it is true."
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