'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]