Welcome to another amazing installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Tired of looking out your window at snow and ice? Why not bury your nose in a good book instead? You could go on a virtual African safari with one of our travel books, lose yourself in a good mystery paperback or try out a new recipe from one of our cookbooks. These are just a few of the many choices we have available here at the library, though Word Woman's preference would obviously be for a dictionary. Speaking of dictionaries, here is a splendid word nominated for Word of the Week by a co-worker of mine, who happens to be a film aficionado:
Gratuitous:
1. a: given unearned or without recompense
b : not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration
c : costing nothing : free
2. not called for by the circumstances : unwarranted
"gratuitous", http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gratuitous , 1/14/2011.
Example: Gary's detailed and gratuitous descriptions of his skin condition made him very unpopular as a party guest.
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