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unputdownable

[ uhn-poot-dou-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.


unputdownable

/ ˌʌԱʊˈ岹ʊəə /

adjective

  1. (of a book, esp a novel) so gripping as to be read right through at one sitting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unputdownable1

From phrase put down; un- 1, -able
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Puppy chow is an unputdownable snack in which rice cereal squares are coated in a mix of peanut butter, chocolate and sometimes butter, before being tossed in confectioners’ sugar.

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“The Eagle Has Landed and his other Liam Devlin books, his later Sean Dillon series, and so many others were and remain absolutely unputdownable.”

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Harper Collins chief executive Charlie Redmayne described Higgins as a "classic thriller writer: instinctive, tough, relentless", adding his novels "were and remain absolutely unputdownable."

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“The Vanishing Half,” with its clever premise and strongly developed characters, is unputdownable and highly recommended.

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It is the age of news as instant gratification, with goldfish-like attention spans measured out in alerts and tweets on unputdownable phones.

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