Meaning

2 senses
  1. Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.

    umsonst, unentgeltlich

    беспла́тноbesplátno, да́ромdárom

    in an uncalled-for manner

  2. In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.

    unnötigerweise, unbegründeterweise, überflüssigerweise

    неуместноneumestno, беспричинноbespričinno

Examples

1 sentences
  1. People gratuitously making fools out of themselves is a consequence of a pluralistic and permissive society.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
freely; in the manner of a gift:
in a manner not demanded by the circumstances:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
freely; in the manner of a gift:
in a manner not demanded by the circumstances:

Forms

more gratuitously, most gratuitously
Comparativemore gratuitously Lesson
Superlativemost gratuitously

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedgratuitous

See also

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