gratuitous
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From Latin gratuitus (“‘free’”) < Latin gratia (“‘favor’”), gratus (“‘showing favor’”)
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gratuitous (comparative more gratuitous, superlative most gratuitous)
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- Given freely; unearned.
- Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.
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- gratuitous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- gratuitous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911