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nugatory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nugatory \Nu"ga*to*ry\, a. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nugatory adj 1: of no real value 2: lacking legal force [syn: {null}, {void}]
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