gratuitously

• Adverbio que significa "sin una razón válida" o "sin necesidad", a menudo implicando que algo se hace de manera excesiva, injustificada o sin fundamento. También puede tener un sentido más antiguo de "gratuitamente" o "sin cargo", aunque ese uso es raro en la actualidad.

An adverb meaning "without good reason" or "unnecessarily," often implying something is done in an excessive, unwarranted, or uncalled-for manner. It can also carry the older sense of "freely given" or "without charge," though this usage is now rare.

1. Without good reasonC1formal

   Done unnecessarily or without justification.

   gratuitamente

   • The film was criticized for its gratuitously violent scenes.
   • He made a gratuitously rude comment about her appearance.
   • The report included gratuitously offensive language.

   Sinónimosinexcusablyneedlesslyundulyunjustifiablyunnecessarilywantonly

   Antónimosappropriatelyjustifiablynecessarilyproperlyreasonably

2. Freely givenC2formal

   Given or done without payment or obligation.

   gratuitamente

   • The advice was offered gratuitously, without any expectation of return.
   • He gratuitously provided his services to the charity.
   • The information was shared gratuitously among the researchers.

   Sinónimosfreelygratisvoluntarily