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Definition of gratuitously adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gratuitously

adverb
 
/ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəsli/
 
/ɡrəˈtuːɪtəsli/
(disapproving)
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  1. without any good reason or purpose, in a way that may have harmful effects synonym unnecessarily
    • The film was gratuitously offensive.
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