NUGATORY
(adj.) of no real value
"a nugatory law"
The prize money for the competition turned out to be a nugatory amount. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for nugatory
(Tag: ) No+guarantee, i.e a product which has no guarantee, is worthless.
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(Tag: English) almost sounds like New+Gay+Tree.which is futile because gays wont have a nice family tree.(NO OFFENSE whatsoever).. (Should be original)
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(Tag: ) nugat..sounds like NEGLET..and something which can be neglected is ALWAYS WORTHLESS AND FUTILE.
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(Tag: ) no gate entry = dont let that guy enter the gate as he is no good
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(Tag: ) Nugatory can be related to negatory or 'negation'..which means nullify or worthless
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(Tag: ) it sounds like gutter which is of no use
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(Tag: ) sounds like nugget - a chunk of something ussually gold, just imagine a worthless piece of gold!
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(Tag: Slang) 1970's Citizens Band radio slang for "negative" was NEGATORY-Good-Buddy. CB's were replaced by cell phones and now their use is NUGATORY (futile, of no use).
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(Tag: ) nugatory (hindi)= nuga( nunga ) + tory (tree) = so nunga tree withous any fruits has no value at all
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(Tag: english) nu=new;gate=gatory...even though a new gate is fixed in the appartment..ppl still use the old one...so the new gate is serving no purpose and is useless...
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