"gratuitously" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.təs.li/ [UK], /ɡɹəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs.li/ [UK], /ɡɹəˈtu.ə.təs.li/ [US], /ɡɹəˈtju.ə.təs.li/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gratuitously.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more gratuitously [comparative], most gratuitously [superlative]
Etymology: From gratuitous + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gratuitous|ly}} gratuitous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} gratuitously (comparative more gratuitously, superlative most gratuitously)
  1. Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned. Translations (freely; in the manner of a gift): gratuïtament (Catalan), vrijelijk (Dutch), ilmaiseksi (Finnish), gratuitement (French), gratuitamente (Galician), umsonst (German), unentgeltlich (German), gratuitamente (Italian), беспла́тно (besplátno) (Russian), да́ром (dárom) (Russian), gratuitamente (Spanish), ödül olarak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-gratuitously-en-adv-RPsUy48h Disambiguation of 'freely; in the manner of a gift': 86 14
  2. In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof. Translations (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances): gratuïtament (Catalan), zomaar (Dutch), zonder reden (Dutch), ongegrond (Dutch), turhaan (Finnish), tarpeettomasti (Finnish), gratuitement (French), unnötigerweise (German), unbegründeterweise (German), überflüssigerweise (German), gratuitamente (Italian), неуместно (neumestno) (Russian), беспричинно (bespričinno) (Russian), gratuitamente (Spanish), öylesine (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-gratuitously-en-adv-a801Esfa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 39 61 Disambiguation of 'in a manner not demanded by the circumstances': 13 87

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