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nugatoryadjective having no legal or binding forcethe congressional resolution has symbolic value only, as it relates to a matter governed by the states and is thus nugatory bad, inoperative, invalid, nonbinding, nonvalid, null, null and void, void illegaluseless, worthlessineffective, ineffectual binding, good, valid legalworking lacking importancethe book is entertaining, but its contributions to Shakespearean scholarship are nugatory fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, Mickey Mouse, minor, minute, negligible, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant jerkwater, one-horsenickel-and-dime, paltry, petty, small-time, worthlessanonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unknown neither here nor there big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty decisive, fatal, fatefulchief, dominant, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, principaldistinctive, exceptional, impressive, outstanding, prominent, remarkablevaluable, worthwhile, worthydistinguished, eminent, great, illustrious, preeminent, prestigiousfamous, notorious, renownedall-important, basic, essential, fundamental, key vain, nugatory, otiose, idle, empty, hollow mean being without worth or significance.vain implies either absolute or relative absence of value.vain promises nugatory suggests triviality or insignificance.a monarch with nugatory powers otiose suggests that something serves no purpose and is either an encumbrance or a superfluity.a film without a single otiose scene idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect.idle speculations empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness.an empty attempt at reconciliation a hollow victory in 1603 |