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[ adjective ] without cause
Examples "a gratuitous insult" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)The gruesome humor of the Nazis was not forgotten - the gas_chamber with a sign on it with the name of a Jewish foundation and bearing a copper Star_of_David - nor the gratuitous sadism of SS officers . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] costing nothing
Synonyms Examples "complimentary tickets" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] unnecessary and unwarranted
Synonyms Examples "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life" Related terms |
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