nu·ga·to·ry  (n g ə-tôr ′ē, ny -)
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adj.1. Of little or no importance; trifling: The nation's interests in such a remote region were nugatory. 2. Unavailing, futile, or invalid: Efforts to remedy the situation proved to be nugatory.
[Latin nūgātōrius, from nūgātor, trifler, from nūgārī, to trifle, from nūgae, jokes.] |
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