nugalis

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

nūgālis, e, adj. [nugae],

frivolous, trifling, worthless, empty (post-class.): theoremata, Gell. 1, 2, 6; Mart. Cap. 1, § 2 Kopp (al. nugalas): scholica quaedam, Gell. 4, 1, 1; 6, 17, 3: illa olim nugalia conscripsi, trifles, bagatelles , Front. de Fer. Als. 3, 8 Mai.