[
UK
/ɡɹætjˈuːɪtəsli/
]
[ US /ɡɹəˈtuətəsɫi/ ]
[ US /ɡɹəˈtuətəsɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
in an uncalled-for manner
he insulted us gratuitously
How To Use gratuitously In A Sentence
- Why you should gratuitously offend a substantial part of your readership is beyond me.
- The services of the laboratory are offered gratuitously to any scientist or graduate student engaged in research which makes a significant contribution to progress in the fields of science.
- This totally incompetent woman, is good at cacooning herself from public scrutiny, makes herself unavailable to public questioning, yet she gratuitously offers her opinions without submitting herself to vetting. cmb Palin to visit Fort Hood during book tour
- Evans skilfully avoids the gratuitously voyeuristic while never sinking into safe but dull academicism.
- They wanted me to change the title to something less gratuitously offensive.
- The first of these defines aesthetic appreciation as _disinterested interest, _ gratuitously identifying self-interest with the practical pursuit of advantages we have not yet got; and overlooking the fact that such appreciation implies enjoyment and is so far the very reverse of disinterested. The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics
- he insulted us gratuitously
- Yep, the person who gratuitously killed the man who pleaded for his life is the Times 'freshly-minted Groom of the Week, resplendent in fine suit and "bubblegum" - hued tie. Sheila Weller: Note to NYT: If You're Going to Selectively Gush Over White-Gown-and-Bouquet Weddings, Keep Cold-Blooded Murderer Grooms Out
- Grieg's piano music can be showy, but it never is gratuitously so; while it can be a showpiece for the performer, the music usually has other priorities.
- It's not a smart move to gratuitously antagonise a welterweight boxing champ.