browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about expletive
expletive |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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['e]tif. See {Full}.] Filling up hence added merely for the purpose of filling up superfluous. ``Expletive imagery.'' --Hallam. Expletive phrases to plump his speech. --Barrow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: expletive n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger [syn: {curse}, {curse word}, {oath}, {swearing}, {swearword}, {cuss}] 2: a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
more about expletive
This work is licensed under a
