adv
Meaning 1
Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gratuitously
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.təs.li/
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UK: /ɡɹəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs.li/
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US: /ɡɹəˈtu.ə.təs.li/
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US: /ɡɹəˈtju.ə.təs.li/
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adv
Meaning 2
In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in an uncalled-for manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he insulted us gratuitously
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English gratuitous Middle English -ly English -ly English gratuitously From gratuitous + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: gratuïtament — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Dutch: vrijelijk — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Finnish: ilmaiseksi — freely; in the manner of a gift
- French: gratuitement — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Galician: gratuitamente — freely; in the manner of a gift
- German: umsonst — freely; in the manner of a gift
- German: unentgeltlich — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Italian: gratuitamente — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Polish: bezpłatnie — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Polish: nieodpłatnie — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Russian: беспла́тно (besplátno) — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Russian: да́ром (dárom) — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Spanish: gratuitamente — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Turkish: ödül olarak — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Ottoman Turkish: بداوا (bedava) — freely; in the manner of a gift
- Catalan: gratuïtament — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Dutch: zomaar — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Dutch: zonder reden — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Dutch: ongegrond — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Finnish: turhaan — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Finnish: tarpeettomasti — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- French: gratuitement — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- German: unnötigerweise — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- German: unbegründeterweise — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- German: überflüssigerweise — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Italian: gratuitamente — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Polish: bezpodstawnie — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Polish: niepotrzebnie — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Russian: неуместно (neumestno) — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Russian: беспричинно (bespričinno) — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Spanish: gratuitamente — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances
- Turkish: öylesine — in a manner not demanded by the circumstances