"nugacious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more nugacious [comparative], most nugacious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin nūgax, nūgācis (“trifling”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nūgax|ous|alt1=nūgax, nūgācis|lang1=la|t1=trifling}} Latin nūgax, nūgācis (“trifling”) + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} nugacious (comparative more nugacious, superlative most nugacious)
  1. (now rare) Trivial, trifling or of little importance. Tags: archaic Related terms: nugacity, nugatory
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