EXPLETIVES

Noun

expletives

plural of expletive

Anagrams

• sexpletive

Source: Wiktionary


EXPLETIVE

Ex"ple*tive, a. Etym: [L. expletivus, from expletus, p.p. of explere to fill up; ex out+plere to fill, akin to plenus full: cf. F. explétif. See Full.]

Definition: Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous. "Expletive imagery." Hallam. Expletive phrases to plump his speech. Barrow.

Ex"ple*tive, n.

Definition: 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. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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