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quotable

quotable

6 5.3
A short sentence that people remember and repeat
  • adjective
  • /ˈkwoʊtəbl/
: citable
  • The speaker concluded with a quotable remark that resonated with the entire audience.
  • quotable quote
  • the most quotable
  • eminently quotable

I wanted to write like a fun, like quotable, like campy, sexy, you know, horror movie.

Examples

  • Strong statements, statements that present a world in black and white and offer no shades of grey, are clear, quotable, and consumable.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And thank you for your highly quotable remarks regarding masculinity.

    Blog text (24)
  • That entire movie is just quotable, quotable, quotable.

  • Both examples show that Italy is still far from becoming a quotable example regarding fair competition in the railway operating sector.

    Blog text (7)
  • If it's quotable, it's probably Freud.

  • But both are endlessly quotable.

  • "Character counts," "the cream rises to the top," and other quotable quotes come to mind.

    Blog text (12)
  • The highly quotable Said can always be counted upon to provide heroic words for Palestine's heroic and tragic history.

    Academic text (2004)
  • A regular contributor to industry forums, Techtarget's ebizQ site has called him one of their "most quotable contributors."

    Blog text (3)
  • Billy Wilder, ever outspoken and eminently quotable, quipped about his tribulations in working with Marilyn, "I had no problems with Monroe."

    Blog text (25)

Synonyms

repeatable
vsquotable
9 4.2

Safe to say again in front of other people

is seen as worthy or high quality and good to be repeated

Antonyms

1 8.0

Too rude or shocking for people to repeat in polite company

How Quotable

remarkable
591 2.8
memorable
171 3.5
quotable
6 5.3
ordinary
681 1.0
forgettable
16 3.8

Surface Forms

quotable positive

Morphology

quotable = quote (transparent) = quote + able

The adjective is a regular formation from the verb 'quote' + the productive suffix '-able', meaning 'suitable to be quoted', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word quotable comes from quote plus the ending -able. Quote means to repeat someone's words or put them in 'quotation marks', so quotable describes something 'good to repeat' or 'worthy of being quoted'.