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Merriam-Webster Word-of-the-Day
gratuitous \gruh-TOO-uh-tuss\
adjective 1 : done or provided without recompense : free 2 : not called for by the circumstances : unwarranted
Examples
John seems incapable of talking about anything he owns without a gratuitous reference to the amount of money he spent on it.
"Each gratuitous 'Mr.,' 'Mrs.,' 'Miss,' or 'Ms.' appeared not so much respectful as nostalgic, a yearning for a return to the days when all but the closest acquaintances addressed one another with titles and surnames." — Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune, December 10, 2014
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