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.
Recent Examples on the Web Conversely, Ciara and Daniel are about as forgettable as characters can be. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024 McCaffrey signs two-year extension; Aiyuk absent at mandatory minicamp 49ers set to sign veteran tight end, bolstering thin spot behind Kittle Kurtenbach: The NFL’s most forgettable play might be its most important in 2024. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024 Berry adds some feisty spice, but the villain (Toby Stephens' Gustav Graves) is a bit forgettable and the invisible car chase at his Icelandic Ice Palace is double-0 hooey. Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024 Meanwhile, poor, forgettable Francie got murdered and replaced by a rival agent who had been surgically transformed into her exact lookalike; Dungey’s excitement at finally getting something juicy to play was infectious. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for forgettable 

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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 13 Jun. 2024.

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