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Gratuitous

Gratuitous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gratuitous? [adj] without cause; "a gratuitous insult" [adj] unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life" [adj] costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gratuitous: complimentary \| costless \| free \| gratis(p) \| needless \| uncalled-for \| unmerited \| unnecessary \| unneeded \| unpaid Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gratuitous: accorded \| aimless \| allowed \| amorphous \| arbitrary \| autonomous \| baseless \| bestowed \| biggety \| bluff \| bottomless \| brash \| capricious \| casual \| charitable \| cheeky \| chutzpadik \| cocky \| complimentary \| contemptuous \| costless \| crusty \| de trop \| derisive \| desultory \| disarticulated \| discontinuous \| discretional \| discretionary \| disjunct \| disordered \| dispensable \| dispersed \| disproportionate \| disrespectful \| elective \| eleemosynary \| erratic \| excess \| expendable \| expenseless \| expletive \| facy \| fitful \| flip \| flippant \| for free \| for love \| for nothing \| formless \| free \| free as air \| free for nothing \| free gratis \| free of charge \| free of cost \| free will \| freebie \| fresh \| frivolous \| gally \| giftlike \| given \| God-given \| granted \| gratis \| groundless \| haphazard \| hit-or-miss \| immethodical \| impertinent \| impudent \| in excess \| inchoate \| incoherent \| indefensible \| independent \| indiscriminate \| irrational \| irregular \| malapert \| meaningless \| misshapen \| needless \| nervy \| nonessential \| nonmandatory \| nonsymmetrical \| nonsystematic \| nonuniform \| offered \| on the house \| optional \| orderless \| pert \| planless \| pleonastic \| proffered \| prolix \| promiscuous \| providential \| random \| reasonless \| redundant \| rude \| sassy \| saucy \| self-acting \| self-active \| self-determined \| self-determining \| senseless \| shapeless \| smart \| smart-alecky \| smart-ass \| spare \| spasmodic \| spontaneous \| sporadic \| straggling \| straggly \| supererogatory \| superfluous \| systemless \| tautologic \| tautologous \| to spare \| unarranged \| unasked \| unbesought \| unbidden \| unbought \| uncalled-for \| unclassified \| uncoerced \| uncompelled \| undirected \| unessential \| unforced \| unfounded \| ungraded \| ungrounded \| uninfluenced \| uninvited \| unjoined \| unjustifiable \| unjustified \| unlooked-for \| unmethodical \| unnecessary \| unneeded \| unordered \| unorganized \| unpaid-for \| unpressured \| unprompted \| unrequested \| unrequired \| unsolicited \| unsorted \| unsought \| unsupportable \| unsymmetrical \| unsystematic \| untaxed \| ununiform \| unwarranted \| unwelcome \| vague \| verbose \| voluntary \| volunteer \| vouchsafed \| wandering \| wanton \| willful \| willing \| wise-ass \| without charge See Also \| Gratuitous In Webster's Dictionary \Gratu"itous\a. [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}] 1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice. We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry. --L'Estrange. 2. Not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a gratuitous assumption. Acts of gratuitous self-humiliation. --De Quincye. -- {Gratu"itously}, adv. -- {Gratu"itousness}, n.

Gratuitous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gratuitous?

[adj] without cause; "a gratuitous insult"
[adj] unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
[adj] costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"

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Gratuitous In Webster's Dictionary

\Gra*tu"i*tous\a. [L. gratuitus, from gratus
pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}]
1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred
   without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or
   without claim or merit; not required by justice.

         We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for
         the fruits of our own industry.       --L'Estrange.

2. Not called for by the circumstances; without reason,
   cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good
   ground; as, a gratuitous assumption.

         Acts of gratuitous self-humiliation.  --De Quincye.
   -- {Gra*tu"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Gra*tu"i*tous*ness}, n.

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