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gratuitous
 
SYLLABICATION:gra·tu·i·tous
PRONUNCIATION:  gr-t-ts, -ty-
ADJECTIVE:1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned. 2. Given or received without cost or obligation; free. 3. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: gratuitous criticism.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin grtutus. See gwer-2 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:gra·tui·tous·ly —ADVERB
gra·tui·tous·ness —NOUN
 
 
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