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forgetty.

Tending to forget things, forgetful.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/fəˈɡɛti/Received-Pronunciation/fɚˈɡɛti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American
  1. Tending to forget things, forgetful.

  2. In a state of forgetting, having forgotten.

Where this word comes from

From forget + -y (“having the quality of; inclined to”).

noun/fəˈɡɛti/Received-Pronunciation/fɚˈɡɛti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American
  1. A person whose memory has been erased or damaged.

Where this word comes from

Coined or popularized by Cordwainer Smith (see quotations below). Seemingly from forget + -y (suffix forming diminutive or familiar nouns).

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