gratuitous in English dictionary

  • gratuitous

    Meanings and definitions of "gratuitous"

    • Given freely; unearned.
    • Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.
    • adjective
      Given freely; unearned.
    • adjective
      Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.
    • given freely
    • not called for by the circumstances
    • Given freely.
    • adjective
      costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
    • adjective
      unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
    • adjective
      without cause; "a gratuitous insult"

    Synonyms of "gratuitous" in English dictionary

    gratis, uncalled-for, needless are the top synonyms of "gratuitous" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of gratuitous

    • gratuitous ( comparative more gratuitous, superlative most gratuitous)
    • gratuitous (comparative more gratuitous, superlative most gratuitous)

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