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