Found 2 items, similar to Nugatory.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nugatory
nugatory
adj : of no real value;
“a nugatory law”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nugatory
Nugatory
\Nu"ga*to*ry\, a. [L. nugatorius, fr. nugari to trifle,
nugae jests, trifles.]
1. Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.
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2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.
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If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of
clemency, the very substance of government is made
nugatory. --I. Taylor.
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