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Latest comment: 2 months ago by JMGN

Does it ever mean "impossible to put down"? "This glove had glue in it and it's unputdownable!" I've only seen the second sense, used of novels. Equinox 18:59, 17 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

That seems very unlikely, on the face of it. More to the point, a search for cites suggests that any use not referring to books is vanishingly rare, if it exists at all. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 02:57, 7 January 2016 (UTC)Reply
According to the LPD, it's /ˌʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəbəl/. JMGN (talk) 20:33, 28 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Also exists in the variant undownputtable (sometimes spelt undownputable), which is the more "Germanically correct" form. 92.218.236.35 01:13, 23 April 2020 (UTC)Reply