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skippable

American  
[skip-uh-buhl] / ˈskɪp ə bəl /

adjective

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


Etymology

Origin of skippable

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

Example Sentences

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Around the corner from Frieze, Future Fair dedicates itself to more emerging voices, but after several years where the work has declined in ambition I was worried that it might become a skippable event.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

With “Landman” over, Paramount’s lineup looks very skippable.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

Some other welcome improvements include autosaves, skippable dialogue, and optional tutorials that help to smooth over some of the pacing issues of the original.

From The Verge Feb. 2, 2022

For many readers they’re makeweight puffery, eminently skippable, a lot of throat-clearing and flapdoodle.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2019

The first Two are of preliminary or prefatory nature,—perhaps still more skippable than those that will by and by follow.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 by Carlyle, Thomas

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