nūgātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [nugator],
trifling, worthless, useless, futile, nugatory : nugatoriae artes, i. e. lies , Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 2: boves Ligustici, worthless, useless , Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 9; so, unguentum, id. L. L. 7, § 64 Müll.: ad probandum res infirma nugatoriaque, Cic. Caecin. 23, 64: illud valde leve est ac nugatorium, id. Fam. 11, 2, 3: in malā nugatoriāque accusatione, id. Rosc. Am. 15, 42: genus argumentationis, not to the point , Auct. Her. 2, 20, 31: genus deorum, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 27.—As subst.: nū-gātōrĭus , ii, m., a worthless fellow , nugatorium vocant, Sen. Ep. 36, 2.—Hence, adv.: nūgātōrĭē , triflingly, frivolously : tenuiter et nugatorie respondere, Auct. Her. 4, 36, 48.