expletive

[Ex·ple*tive]

An expletive is a swear word, a curse you let out when you are startled or mad. You probably already know a lot of expletives, but you don’t need to see them here, no way in heck.

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Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous.

Noun
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"

Noun
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line


a.
Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous.

n.
A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.


Expletive

Ex"ple*tive , a. [L. expletivus, from expletus, p.p. of explere to fill up; ex out+plere to fill, akin to plenus full: cf. F. expl'82tif. See Full.] Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous. "Expletive imagery." Hallam.
Expletive phrases to plump his speech.

Expletive

Ex"ple*tive, n. A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.
While explectives their feeble aid to join, And ten low words oft creep in one dull line.

Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous.

A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.

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