Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwatchable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
un-watch-able
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English watch Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English watchable English unwatchable From un- + watchable.

Inflected Forms

more unwatchable (comparative) most unwatchable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does unwatchable mean?
That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
Where does unwatchable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English watch Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English watchable English unwatchable From un- + watchable.

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