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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Imagine if Nix had Las Vegas’ Brock Bowers, a 6-4 sledgehammer who caught 112 balls for 1,194 yards and, more impressively, somehow made the Raiders occasionally watchable. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025 The show actually being watchable after last year’s train wreck? Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 The amount of cash being tossed around is obscene, and that’s part of what makes the show guiltily watchable. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025 If this mainstream film remains oddly watchable despite all its hiccups, credit belongs to the contributions of an alluring and immensely talented cast (especially Gordon). Tomris Laffly, Variety, 27 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 1 Mar. 2025.

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