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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When a quarterback is the sixth taken in the draft, his success rate hovers between forgettable and bust. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024 Rescuing this most forgettable of characters from the infamy of irrelevance, the BBC has announced a new Pride and Prejudice spin-off, based on the life of none other than plain Mary Bennet herself. Ben Jureidini, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2024 It was picked off, ending an otherwise forgettable night for Moss — and probably closing the book on USC’s hopes of winning the Big Ten. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024 But Joel and Ethan invest in other characters’ stories more — specifically, Josh Brolin’s conflicted fixer and Alden Ehrenreich’s anxious young actor — leaving Clooney to ham it up pleasantly as a forgettable dolt. 14. Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 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 17 Dec. 2024.

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