Both Uses of
gratuitous
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- This gratuitous contribution of a humorous character occasioned a fair amount of laughter among his entourage.†
Chpt 16 *
- A provisional failure to obtain renewal of an advertisement: to obtain a certain quantity of tea from Thomas Kernan (agent for Pulbrook, Robertson and Co, 5 Dame Street, Dublin, and 2 Mincing Lane, London E. C.): to certify the presence or absence of posterior rectal orifice in the case of Hellenic female divinities: to obtain admission (gratuitous or paid) to the performance of Leah by Mrs Bandmann Palmer at the Gaiety Theatre, 46, 47, 48, 49 South King street.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
unnecessary and unwarranted
or less commonly (except where it is common in the legal field): costing nothing
or less commonly (except where it is common in the legal field): costing nothing