forgotten

Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

• The special writers whom Pope singled out for ridicule in this poem are forgotten, but this does not matter.

past participle of forget.form-ofparticiplepast

A person or thing that has been forgotten.

• Luckily for these unfortunate forgottens, New Year is approaching, a time when, despite the intuitions of the calendar, our thoughts often turn to the past.