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.
- In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.
- 1881, Samuel Tolver Preston, “On Action at a Distance”, Philosophical Magazine 15:38-39
- Secondly, Mr. Browne concludes, apparently rather gratuitously, on page 441 as follows […]
- 1881, Samuel Tolver Preston, “On Action at a Distance”, Philosophical Magazine 15:38-39
- French: gratuitement
- Italian: gratuitamente
- Russian: беспла́тно
- Spanish: gratuitamente
- French: gratuitement
- Italian: gratuitamente
- Russian: неуместно
- Spanish: gratuitamente
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.020
