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Like something that can't be put down, in a way
Answer for the clue "Like something that can't be put down, in a way ", 10 letters:
unsinkable
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Word definitions for unsinkable in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of a ship that cannot be sunk mainly due to fortified walls and clever engineering.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. incapable of being sunk; "they thought the Titanic was unsinkable" [ant: sinkable ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from un- (1) "not" + sinkable (see sink (v.)).
Usage examples of unsinkable.
In Longsaddle, where prejudice was secondary to the fanatical curiosity of the unsinkable Harpells, he had been placed on display like some mutated farm animal, mentally poked and prodded.
Helicopters are more used than they were formerly, bombing planes have been largely superseded by self-propelled projectiles, and the fragile movable battleship has given way to the almost unsinkable Floating Fortress.
The man in the Oval Office aged quickly, and the Ship of State chugged on, unsinkable and unsteerable, with no known destination.