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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: gratis, groundless, unreasonable, redundant, superfluous, unnecessary
- given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; complimentary.
- Law. given without receiving any return value.
gratuitous
/ ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs /
adjective
- given or received without payment or obligation
- without cause; unjustified
- law given or made without receiving any value in return
a gratuitous agreement
Derived Forms
- graˈtuitousness, noun
- graˈtuitously, adverb
Other Words From
- gra·tu·i·tous·ly adverb
- gra·tu·i·tous·ness noun
- non·gra·tu·i·tous adjective
- non·gra·tu·i·tous·ness noun
- un·gra·tu·i·tous adjective
- un·gra·tu·i·tous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of gratuitous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gratuitous1
Example Sentences
That press conference came in the shadow of the Hur report, in which the special counsel made a gratuitous comment about Biden being an elderly man with a bad memory.
The GOP, already the party of sexism, is getting more gratuitous with its toxic masculinity.
Mr Law’s defence team alleged on Wednesday that Mr Keane was captured on camera using “gratuitous violence” against Mr Law by “smashing his nose” with his elbow.
Ruddy agreed to remove a single, gratuitous mention of the word “mafia” and to make a donation to the Italian American Civil Rights League.
He got some sharp points in on cross-examination because Trump's lawyers instead of sitting down asked all gratuitous additional questions at Trump's insistence.
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