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Gratuitous

/ɡrəˈtuətəs/
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(adj) Given freely; unearned.

The aggression was provoked by all those gratuitous insults.
gratuitous violence
CEFR Practice Quiz
The director was criticized for including several ____ scenes of violence that did not add to the story.

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