nugatory

[ noo-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, nyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. of no real value; trifling; worthless.

  2. of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain.

  1. not valid.

Origin of nugatory

1
1595–1605; <Latin nūgātōrius worthless, useless, trifling, equivalent to nūgā(rī) to trifle + -tōrius-tory1

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How to use nugatory in a sentence

  • Two pounds and two pounds will make four pounds whatever a pound may be; but till I know what it is, the result is nugatory.

British Dictionary definitions for nugatory

nugatory

/ (ˈnjuːɡətərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. of little value; trifling

  2. not valid: a nugatory law

Origin of nugatory

1
C17: from Latin nūgātōrius, from nūgārī to jest, from nūgae trifles

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