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gwray
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nugatory

Postby gwray » Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:57 pm

I would be interested in clarifying the shades of meaning associated with "nugatory", "otiose", and "feckless". To my ear, "feckless" is used to pejoratively describe an actor: "my dog's feckless attempts to catch a squirrel". To me, "nugatory" is an elegant way to say useless or worthless. "the potential market is so very small that development of this widget would be nugatory".
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Re: nugatory

Postby Slava » Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:04 am

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