nugatory.
Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
Meaning & usage
Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
Ineffective, invalid or futile.
Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.
Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin nūgae Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin nūgor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin nūgātōr Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nugatory From Latin nūgātōr (“jester”) + English -y (“adjectival suffix”). Borrowed from Latin nūgātōrius, from nūgātor m (“jester”) + -ius (“suffix forming adjectives”).
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