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Definition of Gratuitously
1. Adverb. In an uncalled-for manner. "He insulted us gratuitously"
Definition of Gratuitously
1. Adverb. Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned. ¹
2. Adverb. In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gratuitously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gratuitously
Literary usage of Gratuitously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Negligence by Horace Smith (1880)
"undertaking of the performance of something was called " mandatum," and it would
be immaterial that it was done gratuitously, for the Roman law said, ..."
2. Cases on the Law of Torts by Francis Hermann Bohlen (1915)
"gratuitously. MACCARTHY v. YOUNG. In the Court of Exchequer, 1861. ... 250 (1905),
a porch floor having been gratuitously repaired, plaintiff was injured by ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Agency: Including Not Only a Discussion of the by Floyd Russell Mechem (1914)
"Attorney liable though acting gratuitously.—It is no defense to an action against
an attorney for negligence or misconduct in the line of his profession ..."
4. A Treatise on the Law of Quasi-contracts by William Albert Keener (1893)
"SERVICES RENDERED gratuitously UNDER MISTAKE AS TO A MATERIAL FACT. light of
recov- Although there was no intention on the part of the plain- tiff to charge ..."
5. New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary by John Millhouse, Ferdinando Bracciforti (1889)
"... free gift, gratuity Gratuitamente, adv. gratuitously, freely Gratuito, -a, a.
gratuitous, ... gratuitously."
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