What does gratuitously mean?
Gratuitously means Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned..
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/ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.təs.li/ · adverb
Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned..
We should feed and clothe him gratuitously sometimes, and recruit him with our cordials, before we judge of him.
Secondly, Mr. Browne concludes, apparently rather gratuitously, on page 441 as follows[…]
Use gratuitously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gratuitously means Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We should feed and clothe him gratuitously sometimes, and recruit him with our cordials, before we judge of him.
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