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Gratuitous

  1. adjective

    unnecessary and unwarranted

    “a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life”

    Similar: needless

  2. adjective

    costing nothing

    “complimentary tickets”

    Similar: complimentary, costless, free, gratis

  3. adjective

    without cause

    “a gratuitous insult”

Word family

gratuitously

Words that mean the same

Excessive

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Word parts

-ous