Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective So well written and entertaining as to be difficult to put down.
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- adjective Impossible to
put down . - adjective Of a book or other written work,
captivating ;engrossing .
Etymologies
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Examples
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According to the Times review, Douglas Kennedy is famous for writing insightfully about women's lives, and crafting gripping narratives (the word "unputdownable" is used).
Leaving the World by Douglas Kennedy Maxine 2009
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According to the Times review, Douglas Kennedy is famous for writing insightfully about women's lives, and crafting gripping narratives (the word "unputdownable" is used).
Leaving the World by Douglas Kennedy Maxine 2009
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According to the Times review, Douglas Kennedy is famous for writing insightfully about women's lives, and crafting gripping narratives (the word "unputdownable" is used).
March 2009 Maxine 2009
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Please tell Lasse Bergstr ö m the former head of Norstedts, publisher of the books, who called the books " unputdownable " that he is obviously an intelligent and sensible person of impeccable taste, and that flattery will get him everywhere.
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Deemed "unputdownable" by Washington Post critic Michael Dirda, the book heralded a lifelong passion for discrediting scientific fraud and quackery.
Martin Gardner, 95, a journalist, provided in-depth analysis of Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat 2010
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I have often read the word "unputdownable" to describe a book, but in this case it is true.
January 2008 Maxine 2008
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Deemed "unputdownable" by Washington Post critic Michael Dirda, the book heralded a lifelong passion for discrediting scientific fraud and quackery.
Martin Gardner, 95, a journalist, provided in-depth analysis of Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat 2010
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I have often read the word "unputdownable" to describe a book, but in this case it is true.
My favourite books of 2007 Maxine 2008
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I have often read the word "unputdownable" to describe a book, but in this case it is true.
My favourite books of 2007 Maxine 2008
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It locked straight into that core of whatever defines 'unputdownable'.
seanan_mcguire: The Three Sisters: Fantasy, Horror, and Marchen. seanan_mcguire 2009
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