rewatchable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Old English wæċċan Middle English wacchen English watch English rewatch Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English rewatchable From rewatch + -able.
Meanings
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Pleasant to watch more than once.
No ballets are more rewatchable than Balanchine's: to return to them, even after decades of acquaintance, is usually to recognize new points that you'd previously looked at without really seeing.
2009 January 8, Alastair Macaulay, “The Twirling Kaleidoscope That Is Balanchine”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| re-watchable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most rewatchable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rewatchable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
fi uudelleen katsottava (pleasant to watch more than once)