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gratuitous
[gruh-too-i-tuhs, -tyoo-]
adjective
being without apparent reason, cause, or justification.
It looks to me like a baseless and gratuitous insult—like you have a huge chip on your shoulder.
Synonyms: , , , , ,given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; complimentary.
Law.given without receiving any return value.
gratuitous
/ ɡəˈːɪə /
adjective
given or received without payment or obligation
without cause; unjustified
law given or made without receiving any value in return
a gratuitous agreement
Other Word Forms
- gratuitously adverb
- gratuitousness noun
- nongratuitous adjective
- nongratuitousness noun
- ungratuitous adjective
- ungratuitousness noun
- ˈٳܾٴdzܲԱ noun
- ˈٳܾٴdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of gratuitous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gratuitous1
Example Sentences
The first is, “Do we, the viewer, receive gratuitous shark shots?”
It accused the BBC of being motivated by malice and sensationalising its broadcast with a "gratuitous" reference to Mr Adams to boost ratings.
ever premise appears valid about Trumpism today will look stupid tomorrow; policies are proposed, enforced, insisted upon in court with gratuitous lies and then partly recanted or fully reversed.
He stripped Krebs of his security clearance, and in an act of sheer, gratuitous malice, he did the same to the people Krebs works with at his security firm.
When Negron sent Scott his first draft of “Modville,” the director made him dial back some of the more controversial and gratuitous elements.
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