adj
Meaning 1
Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
nugatory
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Pronunciation
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/ˈn(j)uːɡətɔɹi/
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adj
Meaning 2
Ineffective, invalid or futile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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adj
Meaning 4
Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
of no real value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a nugatory law
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nūgātōrius.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: незначителен (neznačitelen) — trivial, trifling
- Bulgarian: маловажен (malovažen) — trivial, trifling
- Dutch: onbelangrijk — trivial, trifling
- French: insignifiant — trivial, trifling
- German: belanglos — trivial, trifling
- Russian: пустячный (pustjačnyj) — trivial, trifling
- Russian: никчёмный (nikčómnyj) — trivial, trifling
- Spanish: insignificante — trivial, trifling
- Bulgarian: напразен (naprazen) — ineffective, invalid
- Bulgarian: безполезен (bezpolezen) — ineffective, invalid
- Dutch: ondoeltreffend — ineffective, invalid
- Dutch: ongeldig — ineffective, invalid
- French: inefficace — ineffective, invalid
- French: non valable — ineffective, invalid
- German: erfolglos — ineffective, invalid
- German: uneffektiv — ineffective, invalid
- Russian: недействительный (nedejstvitelʹnyj) — ineffective, invalid
- Spanish: ineficaz — ineffective, invalid
- Bulgarian: нищожен (ništožen) — law: having no force
- Dutch: machteloos — law: having no force
- Russian: недействительный (nedejstvitelʹnyj) — law: having no force