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nugatory
nu·ga·to·ry N0189400 (no͞o′gə-tôr′ē, nyo͞o′-)adj.1. Of little or no importance; trifling: The nation's interests in such a remote region were nugatory.2. Unavailing, futile, or invalid: Efforts to remedy the situation proved to be nugatory.
[Latin nūgātōrius, from nūgātor, trifler, from nūgārī, to trifle, from nūgae, jokes.]nugatory (ˈnjuːɡətərɪ; -trɪ) adj1. of little value; trifling2. not valid: a nugatory law. [C17: from Latin nūgātōrius, from nūgārī to jest, from nūgae trifles]nu•ga•to•ry (ˈnu gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈnyu-)
adj. 1. trifling or worthless. 2. ineffective. [1595–1605; < Latin nūgātōrius=nūgā(rī) to trifle] 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" |
nugatoryadjective1. 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.nugatoryadjectiveContemptibly unimportant:inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded, trifling.Slang: measly.Idiom: of no account.Translationsfutileinsignificantesenza valore
nugatory
nugatoryHaving little meaning. A nugatory statement or command is one that provides little value and might just as well be omitted. See deprecate.Nugatory
Related to Nugatory: Negatory, insuperable, execrableNugatoryInvalid; lacking legal force. A statute is nugatory if it has been declared unconstitutional. nugatoryadj. of no force or effect; invalid. Example: statute which is unconstitutional is a nugatory law. nugatory
Related to nugatory: Negatory, insuperable, execrableSynonyms for nugatoryadj invalidSynonyms- invalid
- ineffectual
- null and void
- inoperative
- useless
- vain
- futile
- unavailing
- bootless
adj trivialSynonyms- trivial
- worthless
- trifling
- insignificant
- valueless
Synonyms for nugatoryadj contemptibly unimportantSynonyms- inconsiderable
- negligible
- niggling
- paltry
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- small
- small-minded
- trifling
- measly
Words related to nugatoryadj of no real valueRelated Words |