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adjective
1.
of no real value; trifling; worthless.
2.
of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain.
3.
not valid.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin nūgātōrius worthless, useless, trifling, equivalent to nūgā(rī) to trifle + -tōrius -tory1
1595–1605; < Latin nūgātōrius worthless, useless, trifling, equivalent to nūgā(rī) to trifle + -tōrius -tory1
Synonyms
1. trivial, insignificant, frivolous. 2. useless, inoperative.
1. trivial, insignificant, frivolous. 2. useless, inoperative.
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Nugatory
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is precarious. Does it mean:
| dependent on circumstances beyond one's control |
| to set apart and authorize for some specific purpose; to take for oneself or to take without permission or consent |
Example Sentences
- If the orders themselves were unreal, the vows to respect the rules of those orders might fairly be held to be nugatory.
- Aspirants also trade bonds and equities in the secondary market, where the margins are nugatory.
- It was absurd, because they ought to have seen that their conditions are entirely nugatory.
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Word Origin & History
nugatory
"trifling, of no value," c.1600, from L. nugatorius "worthless, futile," from nugator (gen. nugatoris) "jester, trifler," from nugatus, pp. of nugari "to trifle," from nugæ (gen. nugarum) "jokes, jests, trifles," of unknown origin.
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