Gratuitous
Gratuitous adjective - Not costing or charging anything.
Hard and gratuitous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard" instead an adjective "Gratuitous".
Nearby Words: gratuity, gratuitously
Hard
Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.
Gratuitous and hard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gratuitous" instead an adjective "Hard".
Both words in one sentence
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Gratuitous Panning: Many of his songs have certain instruments/samples/vocals panned either hard left or hard right.
Source: Music / Fatboy Slim -
Gratuitous Panning: The stereo mix of the "We Love You" single has the vocals on the chorus shift from hard right to hard left.
Source: Music / The Rolling Stones - Most of their songs are all in accented Gratuitous English, which makes it hard to figure out the lyrics for both English and Japanese-speakers.
Source: Gratuitous English / Music
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