adj
Meaning 1
Tending to forget things, forgetful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
forgetty
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Received-Pronunciation: /fəˈɡɛti/
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General-American: /fɚˈɡɛti/
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General-American: [-ɾi]
adj
Meaning 2
In a state of forgetting, having forgotten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A person whose memory has been erased or damaged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
Etymology
From forget + -y (“having the quality of; inclined to”).
Coined or popularized by Cordwainer Smith (see quotations below). Seemingly from forget + -y (suffix forming diminutive or familiar nouns).