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nugatory

/ˈn(j)uːɡətɔːɹi/NOO-gah-taw-ree
/ˈn(j)uːɡətɔɹi/NOO-gah-taw-ree

Meaninga trifler

Common meaning: worthless, of no force

Journey through time

  1. Latinnugator‘a trifler’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsa trifler → triflingnugatorius‘trifling’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftstrifling → worthless, of no forcenugatory‘worthless, of no force’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin nugator ‘a trifler’.

Roots

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