Meaning & use
nugatory
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Of no real value, importance, or effect; trifling or invalid.
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The court ruled that the outdated clause was nugatory and unenforceable.
His objections turned out to be nugatory once the full facts came to light.
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A formal, somewhat rare word often found in legal or academic writing rather than everyday speech.
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