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Definition of: gratuitous

(grə·toomacr′ə·təs, -tyoomacr′-) adjective
1. Given freely without claim or consideration; voluntary.
2. Without cause, provocation, or warrant; uncalled for; unnecessary.
3. Law Imposing no obligation based on a legal or valuable consideration.
4. Freely given by nature, without labor on the part of man: opposed to onerous. [<L gratuitus]
—gra·tu′i·tous·ly adverb
—gra·tu′i·tous·ness noun

Most often used phrases:

gratuitous violence
gratuitous nudity
gratuitous personal
gratuitous sex
gratuitous insults
gratuitous references
gratuitous sax
completely gratuitous
gratuitous insult
gratuitous comment
gratuitous offence
gratuitous accusations
gratuitous reference
gratuitous profanity
purely gratuitous

'gratuitous' used in domains:

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gratuitousumlaut.com
gratuitouspleasures.com
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gratuitouscursing.com
gratuitouslink.com

Statistical data

"gratuitous" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on city-data.com forum

"gratuitous" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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