unputdownable

[ uhn-poot-dou-nuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Informal.

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

unputdownable

/ ˌʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəbəl /

From phrase put down; un- ¹, -able

The ailing ex-fugitive was eventually tracked down by Koerner in San Diego, as his unputdownable final section reveals.

It has indelible characters, a social conscience—and an unputdownable yarn.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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