unswitchoffable
English
adj
Definitions
- (informal) That cannot be switch switched off; (of television etc.) too compelling to stop watching.
Etymology
Compound from English un- (not, contrary, reverse, negative, lack of, lack absence of, undo) + English switch off + English -able (capable of).
Origin
English
-able
Gloss
capable of
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -able English
- switch off English
- un- English
- unforeseeability English
- unrufflable English
- unsoiling English
- unstemmable English
- untelephoned English
- unturnoffable English
- un- German
- un- Middle English
- ú- Old Norse
- -able Old French