What does nugatory mean?
Definitions for nugatory
ˈnu gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈnyu-nu·ga·to·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
nugatoryadjective
of no real value
"a nugatory law"
Wiktionary
nugatoryadjective
Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
nugatoryadjective
Ineffective, invalid or futile.
nugatoryadjective
Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.
nugatoryadjective
Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.
Etymology: From nugatorius.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Nugatoryadjective
Trifling; futile; insignificant.
Etymology: nugatorius, Latin.
Some great men of the last age, before the mechanical philosophy was revived, were too much addicted to this nugatory art: when occult quality, and sympathy and antipathy were admitted for satisfactory explications of things. Richard Bentley.
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nugatory
Nugatory generally means of no value, importance, or significance; trifling. It can also refer to being useless, futile, or ineffectual.
Webster Dictionary
Nugatoryadjective
trifling; vain; futile; insignificant
Nugatoryadjective
of no force; inoperative; ineffectual
Etymology: [L. nugatorius, fr. nugari to trifle, nugae jests, trifles.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nugatory
nū′ga-tor-i, adj. trifling: vain: insignificant: of no power: ineffectual. [L. nugatorius,—nugæ, jokes, trifles.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nugatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nugatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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