GRATUITOUS


Meaning of GRATUITOUS in English

adj. 1 given or done free of charge. 2 uncalled for; unwarranted; lacking good reason (a gratuitous insult). gratuitously adv. gratuitousness n.

[ L gratuitus spontaneous: cf. fortuitous ]

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