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Nugatory Definition
* Main Entry: nu·ga·to·ry
* Pronunciation: \ˈnü-gə-ˌtȯr-ē, ˈnyü-\
* Function: adjective
* Etymology: Latin nugatorius, from nugari to trifle, from nugae trifles
* Origin: 1595–1605
Adjective Formal:
1. of no real value; trifling; worthless.
2. of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain.
3. not valid.
Synonyms:
1. trivial, insignificant, frivolous.
2. useless, inoperative.
Nugatory Origin & History: “trifling, of no value,” 1603, from L. nugatorius “worthless, futile,” from nugator (gen. nugatoris) “jester, trifler,” from nugatus, pp. of nugari “to trifle,” from nugæ (gen. nugarum) “jokes, jests, trifles,” of unknown origin.
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