Gratuitously

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.tÉ™s.li/, /ɡɹəˈtʃuː.ɪ.tÉ™s.li/
• US IPA: /ɡɹəˈtu.É™.tÉ™s.li/, /ɡɹəˈtju.É™.tÉ™s.li/

Origin

From gratuitous + -ly.

Full definition of gratuitously

Adverb

1. Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
• 1854, Henry David Thoreau, , chapter 1We should feed and clothe him gratuitously sometimes, and recruit him with our cordials, before we judge of him.
2. In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.
• 1881, Samuel Tolver Preston, “”, Philosophical Magazine 15:38-39Secondly, Mr. Browne concludes, apparently rather gratuitously, on page 441 as follows...