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Meanings of gratuitous in English

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Costing nothing.

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        Unnecessary and unwarranted.

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              Gratuitous.

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                      Usage of gratuitous in English
                      1
                      Lest I appear gratuitous, let me step you through some recent examples.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      Comey's statement was gratuitous; carelessness is not a violation of federal law.
                      Reuters
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                      General, gratuitous criticism is unacceptable. The meeting is set for August 27.
                      The South African
                      4
                      The extinction of species has been involved in the most gratuitous mystery.
                      The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
                      5
                      He could negotiate the distance; but anything else was a gratuitous insult.
                      The Blazed Trail
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                      And the symbolism of the groups at either end seems rather gratuitous.
                      The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts an...
                      7
                      Homosoto was obviously the gratuitous sort when it came to the press.
                      Terminal Compromise
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                      Therefore it would seem that there were no gratuitous graces in Christ.
                      Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
                      9
                      Elaine gave me a smile that bared a gratuitous number of teeth.
                      White night
                      10
                      First, in reference to the various gratuitous graces, according to 1 Cor.
                      Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
                      11
                      The trustees listened with the greatest candor to all these gratuitous hints.
                      The Guardian Angel
                      12
                      All the car chases and gratuitous sex comes later in the book.
                      The Irish Times
                      13
                      Jean could not ride off under the sting of that gratuitous insult.
                      Jean of the Lazy A
                      14
                      It was understood from the beginning that my services would be gratuitous.
                      Middlemarch
                      15
                      Therefore the working of miracles does not belong to a gratuitous grace.
                      Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
                      16
                      This strikes me as gratuitous since it spells out Blanche's inner tensions.
                      The Guardian
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