NUGATORY

nugatory

(adjective) of no real value; “a nugatory law”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nugatory (comparative more nugatory, superlative most nugatory)

Trivial, trifling or of little importance.

Ineffective, invalid or futile.

(legal) Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.

(computing) Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"ga*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. nugatorius, fr. nugari to trifle, nugae jests, trifles.]

1. Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.

2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual. If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of clemency, the very substance of government is made nugatory. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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