skippable

[skip-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. able to be skipped, omitted, or passed over without loss; unimportant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skippable¹

First recorded in 1810–20; skip ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

At the ceremony, the host, Hugh Jackman, built a musical moment around the fact that he hadn’t seen “The Reader,” a gag that got a roar of knowing laughter from the audience: Movies about the Holocaust are important, yes, but skippable.

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That’s the streaming addict’s prerogative, of course, and God knows Netflix releases more than its share of the skippable.

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Advertising has become easier to avoid, thanks to commercial-free streaming services, skippable YouTube ads and more.

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Skippable: the air-fried chop came out firm and shrunken and browned only around its edges, with a grayish center.

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Unlike at most pizzerias, dessert is neither an afterthought nor skippable.

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