Etymology

forgetty

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Today it means: Tending to forget things, forgetful. Full definition →

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forgetty · adjective1

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

forgetty · noun2

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

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