Associations to the word «Gratuitous»
Noun
- Supposition
- Insult
- Cruelty
- Violence
- Depiction
- Sax
- Grace
- Gore
- Supernatural
- Coinage
- Rory
- Gift
- Assumption
- Purchaser
- Fuck
- Hannibal
- Reviewer
- Instruction
- Compensation
- Cor
- Assertion
- Sexuality
- Gross
- Humiliation
- Advice
- Evil
- Sex
- Rom
- Salvation
- Tariff
- Consensus
- Offset
- Working
- Promise
- Apostle
- Prophecy
- Satire
- Speculation
- Screenplay
- Scene
- Miracle
- Payment
- Obligation
- Merit
- Suffering
- Kindness
- Enjoyment
- Folly
- Taxation
- Reader
- Augustine
- Lease
- Consideration
- Hypothesis
- Criticism
- Rating
- Reward
- Render
Adjective
Wiktionary
GRATUITOUS, adjective. Given freely; unearned.
GRATUITOUS, adjective. Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.
Dictionary definition
GRATUITOUS, adjective. Without cause; "a gratuitous insult".
GRATUITOUS, adjective. Costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission".
GRATUITOUS, adjective. Unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life".
Wise words
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