gratuitous
/ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/ adjective C2- Given freely; unearned.
- Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances. · gratuitous violence
- Extraneous, interpolated.
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To no class of persons is the presentation of a gratuitous opera-box more acceptable than to the wealthy millionaire, who still hugs economy while boasting of carrying a king’s ransom in his waistcoat pocket.
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