nugacious
[ noo-gey-shuh s, nyoo- ]
/ nuˈgeɪ ʃəs, nyu- /
adjective
trivial; unimportant or insignificant; nugatory.
Origin of nugacious
1645–55; < Latin
nūgāc-, stem of
nūgāx bungling (
nūg(ārī) to trifle, quibble +
-āx adj. suffix) +
-ious
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