gratuitously
(adverb) in an uncalled-for manner; “he insulted us gratuitously”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gratuitously (comparative more gratuitously, superlative most gratuitously)
Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.
Source: Wiktionary
Gra*tu"i*tous a. Etym: [L. gratuitus, from gratus pleasing. See Grate, a., Gratis.]
1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice. We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry. L'Estrange.
2. Not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a gratuitous assumption. Acts of gratuitous self-humiliation. De Quincye.
– Gra*tu"i*tous*ly, adv.
– Gra*tu"i*tous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
