unwatchable

adjective

un·​watch·​able ˌən-ˈwä-chə-bəl How to pronounce unwatchable (audio)
-ˈwȯ-
: not suitable or fit for watching : tending to discourage watching
unwatchable TV shows

Examples of unwatchable in a Sentence

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But Minchin and Alcock are an electric duo, their bristling anti-chemistry transmuting their characters’ respective funks from mostly unwatchable to genuinely compelling. Alexis Gunderson, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 From the unwatchable to the must-see, in honor of the original film's 40th anniversary, here are all nine A Nightmare on Elm Street movies, ranked. Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024 But Joker seems to make the mistakes of those films tenfold, and the first act was virtually unwatchable to me. Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024 But while a certain level of drama is expected each season, the drama in Season 11 has reached new heights, with some women flat-out refusing to film together, making the season virtually unwatchable at times. Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unwatchable 

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unwatchable was in 1886

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“Unwatchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwatchable. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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