nugatory C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈn(j)uːɡətɔɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #357878 Meanings 1 adj of no real value A nugatory law. 2 adj Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual. But these regulations would have been impotent and nugatory, had not the licentious nobles been awed by the sword of the civil power. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms nugatorilynugatoriness Etymology Borrowed from Latin nūgātōrius. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nugatory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈn(j)uːɡətɔɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 357878 ## Meanings 1. of no real value 2. Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual. ## Examples - A nugatory law. - But these regulations would have been impotent and nugatory, had not the licentious nobles been awed by the sword of the civil power. ## Derived Forms - nugatorily - nugatoriness ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin nūgātōrius. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown