gratuitous
Collocations
2ADJ.
all
GRATUITOUS + NOUN
sex, violence
Definitions
adj
Given freely; unearned.
Also mentioned is the Rev. T. Stock, who has a tablet in St John's church [Gloucester] and "who with Raikes established the four original Sunday schools in this parish ... in 1780. From this small beginning sprung that gratuitous system of Christian instruction which has covered the face of England and Wales with schools."
Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.
gratuitous violence
Good to see you Mr. Bond. Things've been awfully dull 'round here. […] Now you're on this. I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence!
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — unnecessary and unwarranted
- needless
- uncalled-for
adjective — costing nothing
- complimentary
- costless
- free
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4Also mentioned is the Rev. T. Stock, who has a tablet in St John's church [Gloucester] and "who with Raikes established the four original Sunday schools in this parish ... in 1780. From this small beg
Wiktionarygratuitous violence
WiktionaryGood to see you Mr. Bond. Things've been awfully dull 'round here. […] Now you're on this. I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence!
WiktionaryThe aggression was provoked by all those gratuitous insults.
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