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watchable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English watch Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English watchable From watch + -able.

Meanings

  1. That can be watched.
  2. That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch
    • Six months old, a half-season project, they are already more watchable and more coherent than the second phase of the title-winning team of two years ago; but not at the level of the luminous, steamrollering Mourinho Mk1 team, a rare concurrence of prime-cut talent and a manager in the sweet spot of his own powers. 2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian:
    • Interminable hocus pocus with a plethora of talk, seldom exciting but watchable because of its remarkable cast... 1992, Leslie Halliwell, John Walker, Halliwell's Film Guide:

Forms

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more watchable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most watchable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

hate-watchable · binge-watchable

Translations (8)

el παρακολουθήσιμος (that bears watching) · fi katsottava (that can be watched) · fi katsottava (that bears watching) · el παρακολουθήσιμος (that can be watched) · mk гледлив (that bears watching) · hu nézhető (that bears watching) · sh gledljiv (that bears watching) · mk гледлив (that can be watched)

watchable en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English watch Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English watchable From watch + -able.

Meanings

  1. Something to be watched, or worth watching.
    • Telly Savalas, Robert Culp and James Mason are the watchables in 1975's The Golden Heist […] 1978, TV Guide:
    • Each January, San Diego Magazine announces its list of San Diegans worth watching — and watching out for — in the coming year with its "People To Watch" cover story. The magazine fetes its 50 watchables with a VIP bash […] 2007, San Diego Magazine, volume 59, number 9, page 132:

Forms

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watchables Number=Plur lexicographic