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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The offense regressed to unwatchable with Tua Tagovailoa sidelined by another concussion. San Diego Union-Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025 Last year’s showcase was so unwatchable, commissioner Adam Silver presented the trophy to the winning Eastern Conference team almost with disgust. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025 The offense regressed to unwatchable with Tua Tagovailoa sidelined by another concussion last season. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 The filmmaking is incompetent enough to give it an otherworldly feel, but not so incompetent as to be unwatchable, which helps sand down the movie’s rougher elements — and there are a lot of them. Katie Rife, Vulture, 21 June 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 1 Mar. 2025.

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