nugatory

nu·ga·to·ry  (ng-tôr, -tr, ny-)

adj.

1. Of little or no importance; trifling.

2. Having no force; invalid. See Synonyms at vain.

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[Latin ngtrius, from ngtor, trifler, from ngr, to trifle, from ngae, jokes.]

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nugatory [ˈnjuːgətərɪ -trɪ]

adj

1. of little value; trifling

2. not valid a nugatory law

[from Latin nūgātōrius, from nūgārī to jest, from nūgae trifles]

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nugacious, nugatory - Nugacious and nugatory are synonyms for trivial.

See also related terms for trivial.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

nugatory - of no real value; "a nugatory law" worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

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nugatory

adjective

1. invalid, ineffectual, null and void, inoperative, useless, vain, futile, unavailing, bootless The Stamp Act of 1765 was rendered nugatory by colonial resistance.

2. trivial, worthless, trifling, insignificant, valueless They wrote for the magazine for fees that were either non-existent or nugatory.

Translations

nugatory [ˈnjuːgətərɪ] ADJ (frm) (= trivial) → insignificante; (= useless) → ineficaz, fútil, baladí

nugatory

adj (liter) → belanglos, nichtig (geh)