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nu⋅ga⋅cious

  [noo-gey-shuhs, nyoo-]
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–adjective
trivial; unimportant or insignificant; nugatory.
Origin:
1645–55; < L nūgāc-, s. of nūgāx bungling (nūg(ārī) to trifle, quibble + -āx adj. suffix) + -ious

Related forms:
nu⋅ga⋅cious⋅ness, noun
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