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Definition of Nugatory
1. Adjective. Of no real value. "A nugatory law"
Definition of Nugatory
1. a. Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.
Definition of Nugatory
1. Adjective. Trivial, trifling or of little importance. ¹
2. Adjective. Ineffective, invalid or futile. ¹
3. Adjective. (legal) Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual. ¹
4. Adjective. (computing) Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nugatory
1. having no power [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nugatory
Literary usage of Nugatory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Universal Algebra: With Applications by Alfred North Whitehead (1898)
"EXCLUSION OF nugatory FORMS. (1) It is sometimes necessary to symbolize ...
exclude nugatory forms : for instance when it is desired to infer symbolically a ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"The error in the Judgment on the demurrer rendered the further proceedings in
the case nugatory. Judgment reversed. LUKE and BLOODWORTH, JJ„ concur. (24 Ga. ..."
3. The History of Modern Europe: And a View of the Progress of Society from the by William Russell (1837)
"... inflamed with indignation, he ought to have directed the rising flame to the
extinction of the Jacobin society ; but his efforts were weak and nugatory. ..."
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