Associations to the word «Nugatory»

Wiktionary

NUGATORY, adjective. Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
NUGATORY, adjective. Ineffective, invalid or futile.
NUGATORY, adjective. (legal) Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.
NUGATORY, adjective. (computing) Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.

Dictionary definition

NUGATORY, adjective. Of no real value; "a nugatory law".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.