gratuitous adj - definition in American English Dictionary

gratuitous

/grəˈtu·ɪ·t̬əs/ adj

› not necessary; with no reasonable cause:

There were too many gratuitous personal insults throughout the debate.

(Definition of gratuitous adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play

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