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English
Etymology
From gratuitous + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.təs.li/, /ɡɹəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs.li/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈtu.ə.təs.li/, /ɡɹəˈtju.ə.təs.li/
Adverb
gratuitously (comparative more gratuitously, superlative most gratuitously)
- Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
1854, Henry David Thoreau, chapter 1, in Walden:We should feed and clothe him gratuitously sometimes, and recruit him with our cordials, before we judge of him.
- In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.
Translations
freely; in the manner of a gift
in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
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