forgettable

adjective

for·​get·​ta·​ble fər-ˈge-tə-bəl How to pronounce forgettable (audio)
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: fit or likely to be forgotten
a forgettable movie

Examples of forgettable in a Sentence

It was an extremely forgettable performance.
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Lack Of Memorability In the whirlwind of pitch meetings and decks, a forgettable brand means your company might not stick in investors’ minds. Kate Buckley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 This season has been a forgettable one for the Cleveland Browns so far, who sit at 1-6 on the year. Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 Jackie Earle Haley replaces Englund as Freddy, while Rooney Mara plays Nancy Holbrook alongside new, forgettable characters, making for an unforgivingly underwhelming final note for the franchise. Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Other forgettable sounds became hysterical, like a chicken clucking after Kevin Hart’s character explodes in Jumanji. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forgettable 

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forgettable was in 1845

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“Forgettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgettable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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