Meanings
adjectiveunwatchable (comparative more unwatchable, superlative most unwatchable)
comparative more unwatchable · superlative most unwatchable
- That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
His first movies were so gross, most people consider them unwatchable.
2003, Seth Godin, Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable1 more example
The heart-wrenching, unwatchable footage of his death on September 30, 2000 shows him cowering in terror as his father tries vainly to shield him […]
2002, Anton La Guardia, War Without End
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishwatch
- Englishwatchable
- Englishunwatchable
Translations
Czech nekoukatelný
- nekoukatelnýthat cannot be watched; that does not bear watching
Turkish izlenemez
- izlenemezthat cannot be watched; that does not bear watching
Cite this entry
APA
unwatchable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwatchable
MLA
“unwatchable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwatchable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unwatchable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwatchable.
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