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Definition of Gratuitous
1. Adjective. Without cause. "A gratuitous insult"
2. Adjective. Costing nothing. "Free admission"
3. Adjective. Unnecessary and unwarranted. "A strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
Definition of Gratuitous
1. a. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice.
Definition of Gratuitous
1. Adjective. Given freely; unearned. ¹
2. Adjective. Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gratuitous
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Medical Definition of Gratuitous
1. 1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice. "We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry." (L'Estrange) 2. Not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a gratuitous assumption. "Acts of gratuitous self-humiliation." (De Quincye) Gratu"itously, Gratu"itousness. Origin: L. Gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See Grate, Gratis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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