gratuitous violence
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violence — noun 1 hurting other people physically ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, excessive, extreme, great, large scale, serious ▪ fresh ▪ There are fears of fresh … Collocations dictionary
gratuitous — [[t]grətju͟ːɪtəs, AM tu͟ː [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something as gratuitous, you mean that it is unnecessary, and often harmful or upsetting. There s too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV. ...his insistence on offering gratuitous… … English dictionary
gratuitous — adjective gratuitous violence/insults/cruelty etc violence etc that is done for no reason and causes unnecessary harm or offence gratuitously adverb gratuitousness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gratuitous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. baseless, uncalled for, unwarranted; free, gratis. See nonpayment, supposition. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Voluntary] Syn. for nothing, gratis, complimentary; see free 4 . 2. [Uncalled for] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
gratuitous — gra|tu|i|tous [grəˈtju:ıtəs US ˈtu: ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: gratuitus, from gratus; GRATEFUL] said or done without a good reason, in a way that offends someone = ↑unnecessary ▪ children s books which include gratuitous violence… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gratuitous — gra|tu|i|tous [ grə tuıtəs ] adjective done or shown without any good reason: There s too much gratuitous violence in the movie. ╾ gra|tu|i|tous|ly adverb ╾ gra|tu|i|tous|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gratuitous — [grə tju:ɪtəs] adjective 1》 done without good reason: gratuitous violence. 2》 free of charge. Derivatives gratuitously adverb gratuitousness noun Origin C17: from L. gratuitus given freely, spontaneous + ous … English new terms dictionary
gratuitous — UK [ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs] / US [ɡrəˈtuɪtəs] adjective done or shown without any good reason There s too much gratuitous violence in the film. Derived words: gratuitously adverb gratuitousness noun uncountable … English dictionary
gratuitous — [grəˈtjuːɪtəs] adj done or shown without any good reason There s too much gratuitous violence in the film.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gratuitous — adj. Gratuitous is used with these nouns: ↑sex, ↑violence … Collocations dictionary
