'Nugatory' definitions:
Definition of 'nugatory'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of no real value; "a nugatory law"
Definition of 'Nugatory'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'nugatory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- airy,
- asinine,
- barren,
- bootless,
- catchpenny,
- cheap,
- counterproductive,
- effete,
- empty,
- etiolated,
- fatuitous,
- fatuous,
- feckless,
- flimsy,
- foolish,
- fribble,
- fribbling,
- frivolous,
- frothy,
- fruitless,
- futile,
- good-for-naught,
- good-for-nothing,
- hollow,
- idle,
- inadequate,
- inane,
- ineffective,
- ineffectual,
- inefficacious,
- inoperative,
- invalid,
- junk,
- junky,
- light,
- NG,
- no-account,
- no-good,
- not worth having,
- not worth mentioning,
- not worthwhile,
- nugacious,
- of no force,
- otiose,
- shabby,
- shallow,
- shoddy,
- silly,
- slender,
- slight,
- sterile,
- superficial,
- trashy,
- trifling,
- trite,
- trivial,
- unavailing,
- useless,
- vacuous,
- vain,
- valueless,
- vapid,
- windy,
- worthless