Definition of expletive Expletive
/ɛˈksplʌtɪv/ - [eksplutiv] - ex•ple•tive
We found 11 definitions of expletive from 5 different sources.
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What does expletive mean?
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NounPlural: expletives |
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| expletive - a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line | ||
| expletive - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" | ||
| curse, curse word, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss | ||
| profanity vulgar or irreverent speech or action | ||
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Wiktionary 
- expletive (Noun)
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath. - expletive (Noun)
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position. - expletive (Noun)
A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning. - expletive (Adjective)
Serving to fill up , merely for effect, otherwise redundant. - expletive (Adjective)
Marked by expletives.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- expletive (a.)
Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous. - expletive (n.)
A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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expletive
eks′ple-tiv, adj. filling out: added for ornament or merely to fill up.—n. a word or syllable inserted for ornament or to fill up a vacancy: an oath.—adj. Ex′pletory, serving to fill up: expletive. [L. expletivus—ex, out, plēre, to fill.]
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🔤- expletive, noun, singular of expletives.
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