gratuitously
adverb
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.təs.li/ / /ɡɹəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs.li/ / /ɡɹəˈtu.ə.təs.li/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English gratuitous Middle English -ly English -ly English gratuitously From gratuitous + -ly.
- Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
“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.
“Secondly, Mr. Browne concludes, apparently rather gratuitously, on page 441 as follows[…]”