expletive
11expletive — [17] Originally, an expletive word was simply one used to ‘fill up’ a line of verse, to complete its metrical pattern (expletive comes from Latin explētus, the past participle of explēre ‘fill out’, a compound formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and… …
12expletive — n. expletive deleted * * * [ɪk spliːtɪv] expletive deleted …
13expletive — UK [ɪkˈspliːtɪv] / US [ˈeksplətɪv] noun [countable] Word forms expletive : singular expletive plural expletives formal a rude word that you use when you are angry, annoyed, or upset that might offend some people …
14expletive — I. noun Date: 1612 1. a. a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense; especially a word (as it in “make it clear which you prefer”) that occupies the position of the… …
15expletive — expletively, adv. /ek spli tiv/, n. 1. an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath. 2. a syllable, word, or phrase serving to fill out. 3. Gram. a word considered as regularly filling the syntactic position of… …
16explétive — ● explétif, explétive adjectif (latin expletivus, de explere, remplir) explétif nom masculin (latin expletivus, de explere, remplir) Se dit d un terme qui n est pas nécessaire au sens de la phrase ou qui n est pas exigé par la syntaxe (par… …
17expletive — [[t]ɪkspli͟ːtɪv[/t]] expletives N COUNT An expletive is a rude word or expression such as Damn! which you say when you are annoyed, excited, or in pain. [FORMAL] Syn: swear word …
18expletive — I. a. Superfluous, redundant. II. n. Expletive word or syllable …
19expletive — noun (C) formal a rude word that you use when you are angry or in pain: a mild expletive such as damn …
20expletive — noun she let out an expletive and slammed the phone down Syn: swear word, obscenity, profanity, oath, curse, four letter word, dirty word; informal cuss word, cuss; formal imprecation; (expletives) bad language, foul language, strong language,… …
