quotable
quotable — adjective
- quotablepositive
- more quotablecomparative
- most quotablesuperlative
1. If a remark or piece of writing is quotable, it is clever, funny, or true enough
If a remark or piece of writing is quotable, it is clever, funny, or true enough that people want to repeat its exact words to others.
Beatriz ended her speech with a short, quotable line about courage and hope.
quotable describing a memorable spoken line
The film is full of quotable jokes, so fans keep posting their favourite ones online.
quotable + plural noun (jokes, lines)
Reporters loved the mayor because every answer gave them a neat, quotable sentence for the news.
Kwame underlined the most quotable passages in the novel before writing his book report.
Her diary held a few quotable thoughts among many ordinary daily notes.
- forgettable
not worth remembering or repeating
用法筆記
Subject is usually words themselves — a line, quote, joke, or passage — rather than the person who said them. For people, see sense 2.
2. A quotable person often says clever or striking things that other people enjoy r
A quotable person often says clever or striking things that other people enjoy repeating.
Christopher was the most quotable teacher at the school, and pupils wrote down his jokes for years.
quotable describing a person who says memorable things
Sayaka is so quotable that her friends often repeat her sharp comments at dinner.
quotable + person as subject
The coach was endlessly quotable, and local papers printed his blunt remarks every Monday.
Karim became a quotable guest on talk shows because he always gave a witty reply.
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the headword describes a speaker (a person), not the words spoken. Often paired with intensifiers like 'endlessly' or 'highly'.