Nugacious

Quick meaning: Nugacious is an adjective meaning (now rare) Trivial, trifling or of little importance.

Meaning

(now rare) Trivial, trifling or of little importance.

Example Sentences

’Tis theſe nugacious Diſputations, that have been the great hinderance to the more improveable parts of Learning: […]

How many are the ſpurious Authors of theſe Arts; that have uſurped to themſelves the names and titles of holy men, and of men more famous in their own way; on purpoſe to vend their nugacious fables, and preſtigious impoſtures with more eſteem?

Like the Monastic Orders, which were continually subdividing upon some quarrel of reform, .. for the restoration of old observances, or the introduction of new; sometimes for things as nugacious as the colour of a habit, or the shape of a cowl.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fugacious, pugnacious, pugnaciousness, nugget, pugnacity, nastiness.

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