Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screenworthy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: screen-wor-thy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worthy of being screened; deserving of being adapted into a film or television show.

Example Sentences

"With its setting on and around Sanibel Island and its lively cast of Florida eccentrics, Randy Wayne White's bestselling crime fiction series about marine biologist and secret agent Doc Ford has always seemed screenworthy."
"Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s rise to the top of US politics is undeniably screenworthy, but unlike the woman herself, Cath Clarke finds ‘On the Basis of Sex’ a tad dull"

Etymology

From screen + -worthy.

Inflected Forms

more screenworthy (comparative) most screenworthy (superlative)

Questions

What does screenworthy mean?: Worthy of being screened; deserving of being adapted into a film or television show.
Where does screenworthy come from?: From screen + -worthy.

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