put-downable

adjective

Not captivating or engrossing; dull.

“It's not that it wasn't good, but it was significantly more put-downable than others.”

Opposite
unputdownable
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Meanings

adjectiveput-downable (comparative more put-downable, superlative most put-downable)

comparative more put-downable · superlative most put-downable · alternative putdownable

  1. Not captivating or engrossing; dull.

    It's not that it wasn't good, but it was significantly more put-downable than others.

    1 more example

    The Red White and Blue is, FOR THE most part, terrifically readable, but also immensely put-downable. A reason for the latter is that John Gregory Dunne is lavish with murder, mutilation, vomit, dwarf jokes, racist jokes, latrine scenes, and […]

    1987, {unattributed}, New York Magazine Feb 23, 1987

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unputdownable

Origin

From put down + -able.

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Cite this entry
APA

put-downable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put-downable

MLA

“put-downable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put-downable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put-downable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put-downable.

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