A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

gratuitous Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with G » grapple ... gravity platform » gratuitous


gratuitous
adj
    1. Done without good reason; unnecessary or unjustified.
      Example: gratuitous violence
      Thesaurus: unwarranted, unjustified, groundless, unmerited, uncalled-for, unnecessary, superfluous, wanton; Antonym: justified, reasonable.
    2. Given or received without charge; voluntary.
      Thesaurus: free, voluntary, gratis, complimentary, donated.
Derivative: gratuitously
adverb
    Derivative: gratuitousness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin gratuitas, from gratia favour.



      Click Here