unwatchable
adjective
un·watch·able
ˌən-ˈwä-chə-bəl 
-ˈwȯ-
: not suitable or fit for watching : tending to discourage watching
unwatchable TV shows
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The offense regressed to unwatchable with Tua Tagovailoa sidelined by another concussion.
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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
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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
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“Unwatchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwatchable. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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