adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/(ˌ)ʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəb(ə)l/
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General-American:/ˌənˌpʊtˈdaʊnəb(ə)l/
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of a person, etc.: difficult or impossible to put down (in various senses).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a book or other written work: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, specifically
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: page-turning
Antonyms: putdownable, put-downable
History
Etymology
From un- + put down + -able.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Northern Kurdish:
berxweder
— difficult or impossible to put down
Northern Kurdish:
neşkê
— difficult or impossible to put down
Northern Kurdish:
xweragir
— difficult or impossible to put down
Serbo-Croatian:
ne može se ispustiti iz ruku
— difficult or impossible to put down
Estonian:
käestpandamatu
— of a book, etc.: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it
Greek:
ενδιαφέρων
(endiaféron)
— of a book, etc.: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it
Hungarian:
letehetetlen
— of a book, etc.: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it
Northern Kurdish:
destjêvenebar
— of a book, etc.: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it
Serbo-Croatian:
ne može se ispustiti iz ruku
— of a book, etc.: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it