nugatory
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nu·ga·to·ry
(nū'gə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, nyū'-) 
adj.
adj.
- Of little or no importance; trifling.
- Having no force; invalid. See synonyms at vain.
[Latin nūgātōrius, from nūgātor, trifler, from nūgārī, to trifle, from nūgae, jokes.]
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nugatory
adjective
- Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded, trifling. Slang measly. Idioms: of no account. See important/unimportant.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law:
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Nugatory
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
Invalid; lacking legal force.
A statute is nugatory if it has been declared unconstitutional.
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IN BRIEF: Of little importance.
They were not interested in carrying the furniture up the stairs for such a nugatory reward.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubetydelig, værdiløs
Nederlands (Dutch)
nietig, waardeloos, futiel, ongeldig
Français (French)
adj. - sans valeur, non valable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - nichtig, ungültig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασήμαντος, αναξιόλογος, μηδαμινός
Italiano (Italian)
futile, invalidato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fútil, sem valor, ineficaz
Русский (Russian)
пустяковый, негодный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - insignificante, ineficaz
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obetydlig, värdelös, ogiltig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无价值的, 无效的, 无用的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無價值的, 無效的, 無用的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 별 볼일 없는, 무효의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無意味な, 無効の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) تافه, باطل
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חסר-ערך, לא תקף
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