forgettable

adjective

for·​get·​ta·​ble fər-ˈge-tə-bəl How to pronounce forgettable (audio)
fȯr-
: 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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At that point, Bogart, the son of a talented New York illustrator mother and surgeon father, had spent a dozen years playing largely forgettable parts on Broadway and in movies. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 While the 2024 season has been a largely forgettable one for the Raiders, Bowers has offered a ray of optimism. Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024 Over 20 years ago, award-winning writer and director Robert McKee urged businesses to toss easily forgettable slides and take the time to weave a strong narrative instead. George Baker Sr., Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 So that closed the book on a rather forgettable summer trade by president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, who acquired Hays for a reliever (Seranthony Domínguez) whom Baltimore deemed worthy of exercising an $8 million option for next season. Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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