nugatory
UKnjuːgətriː
معنی فارسی
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معنی کامل و مثالها
/nōō´gǝ tôr´ē/adj.
● بی ارزش، ناچیز
● بدون ارزش قانونی، به کار نخوردنی، بیفایده
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'nugatorius' (trifling, futile), from 'nugari' (to trifle).
مثال
- His promises turned out to be nugatory; he never followed through.
- The court declared the contract nugatory due to a technicality.
- The committee's recommendations were dismissed as nugatory by the board.
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- of no real value “a nugatory law”
مترادفها
adjective
1. Trifling, futile, vain, insignificant, trivial, frivolous, worthless.
2. Inoperative, ineffectual, inefficacious, unavailing, useless, bootless, null, to no purpose.