NUGATORY


Meaning of NUGATORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-gə-ˌtȯr-ē, ˈnyü- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin nugatorius, from nugari to trifle, from nugae trifles

Date: 1603

1. : of little or no consequence : trifling , inconsequential

2. : having no force : inoperative

Synonyms: see vain

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.