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expletive

[ ek-spli-tiv ]

noun

  1. an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath.
  2. a syllable, word, or phrase serving to fill out.
  3. Grammar. a word considered as regularly filling the syntactic position of another, as it in It is his duty to go, or there in There is nothing here.


adjective

  1. Also ±ð³æ·±è±ô±ð·³Ù´Ç·°ù²â [] added merely to fill out a sentence or line, give emphasis, etc.:

    Expletive remarks padded the speech.

expletive

/ ɪ°ìˈ²õ±è±ô¾±Ë³Ùɪ±¹ /

noun

  1. an exclamation or swearword; an oath or a sound expressing an emotional reaction rather than any particular meaning
  2. any syllable, word, or phrase conveying no independent meaning, esp one inserted in a line of verse for the sake of the metre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. expressing no particular meaning, esp when filling out a line of verse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

expletive

  1. Any exclamation or oath, especially one that is obscene or profane, as in “Dammit, I forgot to buy the milk.â€
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Notes

The Oval Office tapes of President Richard Nixon , released during the investigation of the Watergate scandal, made famous the phrase “expletive deleted,†which appeared frequently in expurgated transcripts of the tapes.
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Derived Forms

  • ±ð³æˈ±è±ô±ð³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³æp±ô±ð·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of expletive1

1600–10; < Late Latin ±ð³æ±è±ôŧ³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ serving to fill out, equivalent to Latin ±ð³æ±è±ôŧ³Ù ( us ) filled, filled up (past participle of ±ð³æ±è±ôŧ°ù±ð; explement ) + -Ä«±¹³Ü²õ -ive
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of expletive1

C17: from Late Latin ±ð³æ±è±ôŧ³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ for filling out, from ±ð³æ±è±ôŧ°ù±ð, from ±è±ôŧ°ù±ð to fill
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Example Sentences

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A separate exchange used an expletive to describe punching an inmate "after he bit me so there's some closure", along with a laughing emoji.

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I wouldn't go to Belfast, for example, the centre of Belfast, with my wife, because every time I go, someone uses expletives to describe yourself as you're walking down the street.

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The court heard that on the night, Ms Thomas had sent expletive ridden messages to other family members complaining about how he was behaving.

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"He used more expletives than I just did," Hancock chortles.

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A video laden with expletives and racial slurs that was filmed outside an Orange County restaurant helped apprehend two people suspected in the killing of a Cerritos man, authorities said this week.

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