watchable

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adjective

That can be watched.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivewatchable (comparative more watchable, superlative most watchable)

comparative more watchable · superlative most watchable

  1. That can be watched.
  2. That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch

    Interminable hocus pocus with a plethora of talk, seldom exciting but watchable because of its remarkable cast...

    1992, Leslie Halliwell, John Walker, Halliwell's Film Guide
    1 more example

    Six months old, a half-season project, they are already more watchable and more coherent than the second phase of the title-winning team of two years ago; but not at the level of the luminous, steamrollering Mourinho Mk1 team, a rare concurrence of prime-cut talent and a manager in the sweet spot of his own powers.

    2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian
nounwatchable (plural watchables)

plural watchables

  1. Something to be watched, or worth watching.

    Telly Savalas, Robert Culp and James Mason are the watchables in 1975's The Golden Heist […]

    1978, TV Guide
    1 more example

    Each January, San Diego Magazine announces its list of San Diegans worth watching — and watching out for — in the coming year with its "People To Watch" cover story. The magazine fetes its 50 watchables with a VIP bash […]

    2007, San Diego Magazine, volume 59, number 9, page 132

Origin

Translations

Finnish katsottava, katsottava
  • katsottavathat can be watched
  • katsottavathat bears watching
Greek παρακολουθήσιμος, παρακολουθήσιμος
  • παρακολουθήσιμος (parakolouthísimos)that can be watched
  • παρακολουθήσιμος (parakolouthísimos)that bears watching
Hungarian nézhető
  • nézhetőthat bears watching
Cite this entry
APA

watchable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchable

MLA

“watchable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watchable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchable.

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