Both Uses of
gratuitous
in
The Odyssey by Homer - (translated by: Cowper)
- My guest he is, but ye all share with me 410 That honour; him dismiss not, therefore, hence With haste, nor from such indigence withhold Supplies gratuitous; for ye are rich, And by kind heav'n with rare possessions blest.†
Book 11 *
- Then, all, alike inquisitive, attend, Both who regret the absence of our King, And who rejoice gratuitous to gorge His property; but as for me, no joy Find I in list'ning after such reports, Since an AEtolian cozen'd me, who found (After long wand'ring over various lands 460 A fugitive for blood) my lone retreat.†
Book 14
Definition:
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(gratuitous) unnecessary and unwarranted
or less commonly (except where it is common in the legal field): costing nothing