But there is not any obligation to insult or to be gratuitously inflammatory. As a campaign, it's crass and gratuitously offensive. Ben also questions Daniel and writes a gratuitously unflattering piece about him, annoying Ben's boss. The third chapter seemed to me gratuitously atrocious. Bramesco opined that the episode was "gratuitously violent". "[Harrison's] band indulging in a gratuitously sumptuous feast". This labour they perform gratuitously and without distinction of creed. The licence was granted, according to custom, gratuitously, without oath or condition. They could receive every kind of help gratuitously. The 700 large windows were glazed gratuitously by a firm.