Associations to the word «Gratuitous»

Wiktionary

GRATUITOUS, adjective. Given freely; unearned.
GRATUITOUS, adjective. Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.

Dictionary definition

GRATUITOUS, adjective. Without cause; "a gratuitous insult".
GRATUITOUS, adjective. Costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission".
GRATUITOUS, adjective. Unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life".

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