Thursday, March 3, 2022

nugatory

 nugatory (comparative more nugatory, superlative most nugatory)

    1. Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
  1. Ineffective, invalid or futile.
  2. (law) Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.
  3. (computing) Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.

Borrowed from Latin nūgātōrius

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talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping