People gratuitously making fools out of themselves is a consequence of a pluralistic and permissive society.
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Gratuitously
//ɡɹəˈtu.ə.təs.li//
Synonyms for "gratuitously" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (3)
Related word relations
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9 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- gratuïtament adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- gratuïtament adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Dutch
4 entries- ongegrond adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
- vrijelijk adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- zomaar adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
- zonder reden adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Finnish
3 entries- ilmaiseksi adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- tarpeettomasti adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
- turhaan adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
French
2 entries- gratuitement adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- gratuitement adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Galician
1 entries- gratuitamente adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
German
4 entries- umsonst adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- unbegründeterweise adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
- unentgeltlich adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- unnötigerweise adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Italian
2 entries- gratuitamente adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- gratuitamente adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بداوا adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
Polish
4 entries- bezpodstawnie adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
- bezpłatnie adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- nieodpłatnie adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- niepotrzebnie adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Russian
4 entries- беспла́тно adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- беспричинно adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
- да́ром adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- неуместно adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Spanish
2 entries- gratuitamente adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- gratuitamente adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Turkish
2 entries- ödül olarak adv (freely; in the manner of a gift)
- öylesine adv (in a manner not demanded by the circumstances)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
We should feed and clothe him gratuitously sometimes, and recruit him with our cordials, before we judge of him.
Source: wiktionary
Secondly, Mr. Browne concludes, apparently rather gratuitously, on page 441 as follows[…]
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