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Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.

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  1. a. Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.
  2. a. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.
  3. adj. of no real value
  4. 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.