gratuitous UK /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪt.əs/US /ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/ adjective3 •Given freely; unearned. •Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.Good to see you Mr. Bond. Things've been awfully dull 'round here. […] Now you're on this. I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence! — 1983 •extraneous, interpolated. formsmore gratuitous · most gratuitous