Gratuitous Definition & Meaning
gratuitous
- adjective
- without cause; "a gratuitous insult"
- costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
- unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
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- What does gratuitous mean?
- without cause; "a gratuitous insult" costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission" unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
- What part of speech is gratuitous?
- Gratuitous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does gratuitous have?
- Gratuitous has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).