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. [1913 Webster] 2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual. [1913 Webster] If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of clemency, the very substance of government is made nugatory. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]