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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But while that cozy sense of watching a film made for viewers already interested and well disposed towards Matlin never ebbs, this is still immensely watchable, not least thanks to Matlin’s still incandescent natural charisma. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025 Also, for both modes, adding ambient light at a level equivalent to turning on the lights in a family room at night left the picture watchable but a bit washed out. PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025 But as his latest shows, noble principles about the protection of wildlife and animals don’t automatically translate to a good screenplay or a watchable movie. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025 For migrants, the journey from South America to the United States is fraught and arduous—and, apparently, highly watchable. Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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