gratuitously
Etymology
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Etymology
From gratuitous + -ly.
Pronunciation- (British) IPA: /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.təs.li/, /ɡɹəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs.li/
- (America) IPA: /ɡɹəˈtu.ə.təs.li/, /ɡɹəˈtju.ə.təs.li/
gratuitously
- Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
- 1854, Henry David Thoreau, chapter 1, in Walden:
- 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.
- French: gratuitement
- German: umsonst, unentgeltlich
- Italian: gratuitamente
- Russian: беспла́тно
- Spanish: gratuitamente
- French: gratuitement
- German: unnötigerweise, unbegründeterweise, überflüssigerweise
- Italian: gratuitamente
- Russian: неуместно
- Spanish: gratuitamente
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