nugatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːɡət(ə)ri/,

/njuːˈɡeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈnuɡəˌtɔri/

Forms: 1600s nugatorie, 1600s– nugatory.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nūgātōrius.

Etymology: < classical Latin nūgātōrius frivolous, insignificant, worthless, futile < nūgāt- , past participial stem of nūgārī to trifle (see nugation n.) + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare Old French nugatore (early 14th cent.), Italian nugatorio (late 16th cent.), Portuguese nugatorio (17th cent.), Spanish nugatorio (1734). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (niū·gătəri) /ˈnjuːɡətərɪ/.

1. Trifling, negligible; of no intrinsic value or importance; worthless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > worthless

naughteOE

unworthc960

nought worthOE

unworthya1240

vaina1300

lewd1362

base?1510

to be nothing toc1520

stark naught1528

nothing worth1535

worthilessa1542

draffish1543

baggage1548

dunghill?1555

valureless1563

toyish1572

worthless1573

out (forth) of door (also doors)1574

leaden1577

riff-raff1577

drafty1582

fecklessc1586

dudgeon?1589

nought-worth1589

tenpenny1592

wanwordy?a1595

shotten herring1598

nugatory1603

unvalued1604

priceless1614

unvaluable1615

valuelessa1616

waste1616

trashya1620

draffy1624

stramineous1624

invaluable1640

roly-poly?1645

nugatorious1646

perquisquilian1647

niffling1649

lazy1671

wanworth1724

little wortha1754

flimsy1756

waff1788

null1790

nothingy1801

nothingly1802

twopenny-halfpenny1809

not worth a flaw1810

garbage1817

peanut1836

duffing1839

trash1843

no-account1845

no-count1851

punky1859

rummagy1872

junky1880

skilligalee1883

footle1894

punk1896

wherry-go-nimble1901

junk1908

rinky-dink1913

schlock1916

tripe1927

duff1938

chickenshit1940

sheg-up1941

expendable1942

(strictly) for the birds1943

tripey1955

schlocky1960

naff1964

dipshit1968

cack1978

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1156 That we may not range too farre, nor use any superfluous and nugatory words.

a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 613 The Equation is either Nugatory or Impossible.

1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. iii. 32 Too much addicted to this nugatory Art.

1786 T. Jefferson Let. 26 Jan. in Papers (1954) IX. 226 I have been obliged..to a nugatory interference, merely to prevent the affairs of the United States from standing still.

1791 W. Maxwell in J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1770 I. 343 Lord Lyttelton's Dialogues, he deemed a nugatory performance.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 106 The diligence of the editor has not been wasted on trivial researches, or nugatory commentaries.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. viii. i. 295 These confused Prussian History-Books, opulent in nugatory pedantisms and learned marine-stores.

1879 W. Thomson & P. G. Tait Treat. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) I: Pt. i. §81 The construction fails..and the theorem becomes nugatory.

1948 E. Waugh Loved One 57 Mr. Joyboy was not a handsome man... But these physical defects were nugatory when set against his moral earnestness and the compelling charm of his softly resonant voice.

1960 E. H. Gombrich Art & Illusion x. 355 To him who never drew from life, the study of ‘plein-air’ effects must have seemed nugatory.

2001 J. Franzen Corrections 370 I tried to explain to him that my white-blood-cell needs are entirely nugatory.

2. Invalid; inoperative; useless, futile, unavailing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective]

idlec825

unnuteOE

bricklec1225

tooma1250

unnaita1250

vaina1300

waste1303

overvoida1382

voida1382

superfluec1384

daylessa1387

unbehovely1390

unprofitablea1398

unbehoveful1429

wastefulc1450

idleful1483

fruster1488

vainful1509

frustrate?a1513

superfluousa1533

addle1534

lost1535

fittle1552

futilea1575

nugatory1605

futilous1607

shiftless1613

tympanous1625

emptya1628

frustraneousa1643

pointless1673

futilitous1765

otiose1795

stultificatory1931

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Gg3 Which assignation..may seeme to be Nugatorie and voide.

1648 W. Prynne Plea for Lords 27 Which Act will be..void and nugatory.

1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra I. Pref. p. xx As the fact is usually admitted,..the office of the petty jury is nugatory.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 15 His reiterated attempts were all of them nugatory.

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella II. i. xvii. 141 Those provisions of the edict..were contrived so artfully as to be nearly nugatory.

1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. I. ii. 306 The law..was evaded and made almost nugatory.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 231/2 Margarine manufacturers..have found an easy way of rendering the regulations quite nugatory: they add methyl-orange.

1991 P. Johnson Hist. Mod. World 406 Even if built and fired, its conventional payload would have rendered it nugatory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nugatory
释义	nugatoryadj. Brit. /ˈnjuːɡət(ə)ri/, /njuːˈɡeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈnuɡəˌtɔri/ Forms: 1600s nugatorie, 1600s– nugatory. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nūgātōrius. Etymology: < classical Latin nūgātōrius frivolous, insignificant, worthless, futile < nūgāt- , past participial stem of nūgārī to trifle (see nugation n.) + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare Old French nugatore (early 14th cent.), Italian nugatorio (late 16th cent.), Portuguese nugatorio (17th cent.), Spanish nugatorio (1734). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (niū·gătəri) /ˈnjuːɡətərɪ/. 1. Trifling, negligible; of no intrinsic value or importance; worthless. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > worthless naughteOE unworthc960 nought worthOE unworthya1240 vaina1300 lewd1362 base?1510 to be nothing toc1520 stark naught1528 nothing worth1535 worthilessa1542 draffish1543 baggage1548 dunghill?1555 valureless1563 toyish1572 worthless1573 out (forth) of door (also doors)1574 leaden1577 riff-raff1577 drafty1582 fecklessc1586 dudgeon?1589 nought-worth1589 tenpenny1592 wanwordy?a1595 shotten herring1598 nugatory1603 unvalued1604 priceless1614 unvaluable1615 valuelessa1616 waste1616 trashya1620 draffy1624 stramineous1624 invaluable1640 roly-poly?1645 nugatorious1646 perquisquilian1647 niffling1649 lazy1671 wanworth1724 little wortha1754 flimsy1756 waff1788 null1790 nothingy1801 nothingly1802 twopenny-halfpenny1809 not worth a flaw1810 garbage1817 peanut1836 duffing1839 trash1843 no-account1845 no-count1851 punky1859 rummagy1872 junky1880 skilligalee1883 footle1894 punk1896 wherry-go-nimble1901 junk1908 rinky-dink1913 schlock1916 tripe1927 duff1938 chickenshit1940 sheg-up1941 expendable1942 (strictly) for the birds1943 tripey1955 schlocky1960 naff1964 dipshit1968 cack1978 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1156 That we may not range too farre, nor use any superfluous and nugatory words. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 613 The Equation is either Nugatory or Impossible. 1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. iii. 32 Too much addicted to this nugatory Art. 1786 T. Jefferson Let. 26 Jan. in Papers (1954) IX. 226 I have been obliged..to a nugatory interference, merely to prevent the affairs of the United States from standing still. 1791 W. Maxwell in J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1770 I. 343 Lord Lyttelton's Dialogues, he deemed a nugatory performance. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. II. 106 The diligence of the editor has not been wasted on trivial researches, or nugatory commentaries. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. viii. i. 295 These confused Prussian History-Books, opulent in nugatory pedantisms and learned marine-stores. 1879 W. Thomson & P. G. Tait Treat. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) I: Pt. i. §81 The construction fails..and the theorem becomes nugatory. 1948 E. Waugh Loved One 57 Mr. Joyboy was not a handsome man... But these physical defects were nugatory when set against his moral earnestness and the compelling charm of his softly resonant voice. 1960 E. H. Gombrich Art & Illusion x. 355 To him who never drew from life, the study of ‘plein-air’ effects must have seemed nugatory. 2001 J. Franzen Corrections 370 I tried to explain to him that my white-blood-cell needs are entirely nugatory. 2. Invalid; inoperative; useless, futile, unavailing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] idlec825 unnuteOE bricklec1225 tooma1250 unnaita1250 vaina1300 waste1303 overvoida1382 voida1382 superfluec1384 daylessa1387 unbehovely1390 unprofitablea1398 unbehoveful1429 wastefulc1450 idleful1483 fruster1488 vainful1509 frustrate?a1513 superfluousa1533 addle1534 lost1535 fittle1552 futilea1575 nugatory1605 futilous1607 shiftless1613 tympanous1625 emptya1628 frustraneousa1643 pointless1673 futilitous1765 otiose1795 stultificatory1931 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Gg3 Which assignation..may seeme to be Nugatorie and voide. View more context for this quotation 1648 W. Prynne Plea for Lords 27 Which Act will be..void and nugatory. 1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra I. Pref. p. xx As the fact is usually admitted,..the office of the petty jury is nugatory. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 15 His reiterated attempts were all of them nugatory. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella II. i. xvii. 141 Those provisions of the edict..were contrived so artfully as to be nearly nugatory. 1878 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. I. ii. 306 The law..was evaded and made almost nugatory. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 231/2 Margarine manufacturers..have found an easy way of rendering the regulations quite nugatory: they add methyl-orange. 1991 P. Johnson Hist. Mod. World 406 Even if built and fired, its conventional payload would have rendered it nugatory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1603
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