Sekirov Dictionary

expletive

UK /ɪkˈspliːtɪv/US /ˈɛksplətɪv/

noun 4
adjective 2
forms 3

noun4

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A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
- If we don't take advantage of any [expletive] in any way, then it's our loss.
An obscene or otherwise offensive interjection (such as shit, fuck, or damn it).
A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning (such as fucking in "there's no fucking way he's gonna get away with it").
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

adjective2

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Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
- No one entered more fully than Shakespeare into the character of this species of poetry, which admits of no expletive imagery, no merely ornamental line. — 1839
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).

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