nugatory

adj.

1. Of little or no importance; trifling.
2. Having no force; invalid. See synonyms at vain.

[Latin nūgātōrius, from nūgātor, trifler, from nūgārī, to trifle, from nūgae, jokes.]

Having little meaning. A nugatory statement or command is one that provides little value and might just as well be omitted. See deprecate.

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adjective

Contemptibly unimportant: inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, small-minded, trifling. Slang measly. Idioms: of no account. See important/unimportant.

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Invalid; lacking legal force.

A statute is nugatory if it has been declared unconstitutional.

of little or no consequence; trifling , inconsequential; inoperative

IN BRIEF: Of little importance.

They were not interested in carrying the furniture up the stairs for such a nugatory reward.

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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