Found 3 items, similar to gratuitous.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: gratuitous
percuma
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gratuitous
gratuitous
adj 1: without cause;
“a gratuitous insult”
2: costing nothing;
“complimentary tickets” [syn:
complimentary,
costless,
free,
gratis(p)]
3: unnecessary and unwarranted;
“a strikers' tent camp...was
burned with needless loss of life” [syn:
needless,
uncalled-for]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gratuitous
Gratuitous
\Gra*tu"i*tous\a. [L. gratuitus, from gratus
pleasing. See
Grate, a.,
Gratis.]
1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred
without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or
without claim or merit; not required by justice.
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We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for
the fruits of our own industry. --L'Estrange.
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2. Not called for by the circumstances; without reason,
cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good
ground; as, a gratuitous assumption.
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Acts of gratuitous self-humiliation. --De Quincye.
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Gra*tu"i*tous*ly, adv. --
Gra*tu"i*tous*ness, n.
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