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Gratuitously
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Meaning
Adv
●
Freely; in the
manner
of a
gift
, without being earned.
●
In a
manner
not
demanded
by the
circumstances
, without
reason
,
justification
, cause, or proof.
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Origin
gratuitously
English
-ly
English
-lice
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ly
Middle English (1100-1500)
gratuitous
English
gratuitus
Latin
gratia
Latin
gratus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Overtly
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Excessively
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Purposefully
Tastelessly
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Flagrantly
Deliberately
Vindictively
Egregiously
Outright
Crassly
Hatefully
Childishly
Abusively
Tastefully
Cruelly
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