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Adjective: gratuitous  gru't(y)oo-i-tus
  1. Without cause
    "a gratuitous insult"
     
  2. Costing nothing
    "gratuitous tickets";
    - complimentary, costless, free, gratis, courtesy
     
  3. Unnecessary and unwarranted
    - needless, uncalled-for

See also: unmerited, unnecessary, unneeded, unpaid

Encyclopedia: Gratuitous