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单词 unputdownable
释义

unputdownable

[ uhn-poot-dou-nuh-buhl ]
/ ˌʌn pʊtˈdaʊ nə bəl /

adjective Informal.

(especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.

Origin of unputdownable

from phrase put down;see un-1, -able

Words nearby unputdownable

unprovided, unprovoked, unpublished, unpublished work, unpunished, unputdownable, Unq, Unquachog, unqualified, unquantifiable, unquestionable
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Example sentences from the Web for unputdownable

  • The ailing ex-fugitive was eventually tracked down by Koerner in San Diego, as his unputdownable final section reveals.

    When Hijackers Ruled the American Skies|Emma Garman|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • It has indelible characters, a social conscience—and an unputdownable yarn.

    My Favorite Reads|Anna Quindlen|June 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for unputdownable

unputdownable
/ (ˌʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəbəl) /

adjective

(of a book, esp a novel) so gripping as to be read right through at one sitting
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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