Nu"ga*to*ry (?), a. [L.
nugatorius, fr. nugari to trifle, nugae jests,
trifles.]
1. Trifling; vain; futile;
insignificant.
2. Of no force; inoperative;
ineffectual.
If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of
clemency, the very substance of government is made
nugatory.
I. Taylor.