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nugacious

American

[noo-gey-shuhs, nyoo-] / nuˈgeɪ ʃəs, nyu- /

adjective

trivial; unimportant or insignificant; nugatory.

Other Word Forms

nugaciousness noun

Etymology

Origin of nugacious

1645–55; < Latin nūgāc-, stem of nūgāx bungling ( nūg ( ārī ) to trifle, quibble + -āx adj. suffix) + -ious

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