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gratuitous 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/grəˈt(y)o͞oitəs/,
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Uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted,
  1. Uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted
    • - gratuitous violence
  2. Given or done free of charge
    • - solicitors provide a form of gratuitous legal advice
  1. without cause; "a gratuitous insult"
  2. complimentary: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
  3. unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
  4. (gratuitously) in an uncalled-for manner; "he insulted us gratuitously"
  5. Given freely; unearned; Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified
  6. (adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted (Every evening the guy at the fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)
  7. Without consideration, e.g., in the nature of a gift that's given with nothing whatever expected in return.
  8. (adj) - given freely, unwarranted, uncalled for
  9. Made or granted without monetary or other consideration.
  10. (adj) given or done freely, without compensation
  11. Unnecessary, done mostly for show. Makes for some good photos though.
  12. Adjective • Given without recompense or benefit; voluntary