-
1 gratuitous
[grə'tjuːɪtəs] [AE -'tuː-]aggettivo gratuito* * *1) ((derogatory) done, said etc without good reason or excuse or when not wanted: gratuitous insults.) gratuito2) (done, given etc without payment: gratuitous advice.) gratuito* * *gratuitous /grəˈtju:ɪtəs/, ( USA) /grəˈtu:ɪtəs/a.gratuito; (fig.) ingiustificato: gratuitous violence, violenza gratuita; a gratuitous insult, un insulto ingiustificato● (leg.) gratuitous contract, contratto a titolo gratuitogratuitously avv. gratuitousness n. [u].* * *[grə'tjuːɪtəs] [AE -'tuː-]aggettivo gratuito
См. также в других словарях:
gratuitous — gratuitously, adv. gratuitousness, n. /greuh tooh i teuhs, tyooh /, adj. 1. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary. 2. being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult. 3. Law.… … Universalium
gratuitous — gra•tu•i•tous [[t]grəˈtu ɪ təs, ˈtyu [/t]] adj. 1) given, done, or obtained without charge; free; voluntary 2) being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult[/ex] 3) law Law. given without receiving any return value • … From formal English to slang
gratuitous — /grəˈtjuətəs / (say gruh tyoohuhtuhs) adjective 1. freely bestowed or obtained; free. 2. being without reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult. 3. Law given without receiving any return value. {Latin grātuītus free, spontaneous}… …
gratuitous — adj. 1 given or done free of charge. 2 uncalled for; unwarranted; lacking good reason (a gratuitous insult). Derivatives: gratuitously adv. gratuitousness n. Etymology: L gratuitus spontaneous: cf. fortuitous … Useful english dictionary
insult — n. 1) to fling, hurl an insult at 2) to swallow, take an insult 3) to avenge an insult 4) a gratuitous; imaginary; nasty, vicious insult 5) an insult to (an insult to smb. s intelligence) 6) (misc.) a stream of insults; to add insult to injury *… … Combinatory dictionary
supererogatory — supererogatory, gratuitous, uncalled for, wanton are comparable when they mean given or done freely and without compulsion or provocation or without warrant or justification. Supererogatory basically implies a giving above or beyond what is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gra|tu´i|tous|ness — gra|tu|i|tous «gruh TOO uh tuhs, TYOO », adjective. 1. freely given or obtained; free: »a gratuitous gift. We…mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry (Roger L Estrange). SYNONYM(S): voluntary, spontaneous. 2 … Useful english dictionary
gra|tu´i|tous|ly — gra|tu|i|tous «gruh TOO uh tuhs, TYOO », adjective. 1. freely given or obtained; free: »a gratuitous gift. We…mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry (Roger L Estrange). SYNONYM(S): voluntary, spontaneous. 2 … Useful english dictionary
gra|tu|i|tous — «gruh TOO uh tuhs, TYOO », adjective. 1. freely given or obtained; free: »a gratuitous gift. We…mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry (Roger L Estrange). SYNONYM(S): voluntary, spontaneous. 2. without… … Useful english dictionary
Robert H. Jackson — Infobox Judge name = Robert H. Jackson imagesize = caption = Robert H. Jackson, c. 1945 office = Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court termstart = July 11 1941 termend = October 9 1954 nominator = Franklin Delano Roosevelt… … Wikipedia
Muslim Parliament — The Muslim Parliament of Great Britain is a Muslim organization founded in 1992 in London by Dr Kalim Siddiqui, Director of the Muslim Institute, based on a proposal published in July 1990 under the title The Muslim Manifesto . The Muslim… … Wikipedia