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".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn