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gratuitous [grəˈtjuːɪtəs] adj
1. given or received without payment or obligation 2. without cause; unjustified 3. (Law) Law given or made without receiving any value in return a gratuitous agreement [from Latin grātuītus, from grātia favour] gratuitously adv gratuitousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
gratuitous adjective unjustified, unnecessary, needless, unfounded, unwarranted, superfluous, wanton, unprovoked, groundless, baseless, uncalled-for, unmerited, causeless The film has been criticized for its gratuitous violence. unjustified relevant, provoked, justifiable, well-founded Translations gratuitous gratuitous [grəˈtjuːɪtəs] adj → gratuito/a gratuitous [grəˈtjuːɪtəs] adj → gratuito/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The attack must have all the shocking senselessness of gratuitous blasphemy. The self-sacrifice of a father or mother, or self-sacrifice with the possibility of a reward, is more comprehensible than gratuitous self-sacrifice, and therefore seems less deserving of sympathy and less the result of free will. The time and the manner of his asking her appeared like a gratuitous insult to me; and I could have wept with pure vexation. |
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