watchable

adjective

watch·​able ˈwä-chə-bəl How to pronounce watchable (audio)
ˈwȯ-
: worth watching
a minor but highly watchable film
watchable noun

Examples of watchable in a Sentence

a minor but highly watchable film
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These days, the schedule is released two weeks after the 32 teams select their rookies-to-be, and some clubs become more watchable, especially early in the season when there’s so much curiosity and anticipation about how the rookies will do. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Save Tennessee Titans fans from football that has been even less watchable than successful, 17.6 points per game in the last 41 outings, nine of them wins. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Also, so much time is spent on the varied victims of the hurricane that the most intriguing medical procedures are saved for the latter (and more watchable) half of the season. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 With lights on in a family room at night, the images were a little washed out at that size but quite watchable. PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for watchable

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of watchable was circa 1909

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“Watchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchable. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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