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gratuitous
[ gruh-too-i-tuhs, -tyoo- ]
/ grÉĖtu ÉŖ tÉs, -Ėtyu- /
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adjective
given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; complimentary.
being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult.
Law. given without receiving any return value.
OTHER WORDS FOR gratuitous
1 gratis.
2 unnecessary, superfluous, redundant; causeless, unreasonable, groundless, unprovoked, unjustified.
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Origin of gratuitous
1650ā60; <Latin grÄtuÄ«tus free, freely given, spontaneous, derivative of grÄtus thankful, received with thanks (for formation cf. fortuitous); see -ous
OTHER WORDS FROM gratuitous
Words nearby gratuitous
gratis, gratitude, grattage, Grattan, grattoir, gratuitous, gratuitous contract, gratuity, gratulant, gratulate, gratulation
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British Dictionary definitions for gratuitous
gratuitous
/ (É”rÉĖtjuĖÉŖtÉs) /
adjective
given or received without payment or obligation
without cause; unjustified
law given or made without receiving any value in returna gratuitous agreement
Derived forms of gratuitous
gratuitously, adverbgratuitousness, nounWord Origin for gratuitous
C17: from Latin grÄtuÄ«tus, from grÄtia favour
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