All 3 Uses of
gratuitous
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Even Hotspur, one would think, must have been patient in his slippers on a warm hearth, taking copious snuff, and sipping gratuitous brandy-and-water.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- A gratuitous, entirely superfluous visit of that sort was sure to make a man disagreeable and ridiculous.†
Chpt 6.6
- Lucy felt a little nervous under her father's apparently gratuitous criticism of Mr. Wakem's expenditure.†
Chpt 6.7
Definition:
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(gratuitous) unnecessary and unwarranted
or less commonly (except where it is common in the legal field): costing nothing