nugacious
[ noo-gey-shuhs, nyoo- ]
/ nuˈgeɪ ʃəs, nyu- /
adjective
trivial; unimportant or insignificant; nugatory.
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Origin of nugacious
1645–55; <Latin nūgāc-, stem of nūgāx bungling (nūg(ārī) to trifle, quibble + -āx adj. suffix) + -ious
OTHER WORDS FROM nugacious
nu·ga·cious·ness, nounWords nearby nugacious
'nuff, Nuffield, Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Nuffield teaching project, NUG, nugacious, nugacity, nugae, nugatory, nuggar, nugget
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