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Expletive - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Expletive : (noun)
1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
"expletives were deleted" [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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Expletive |
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1stplacetrash: Expletive DELETED!!!!-{GIGGLES} |
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MonaLondon: @Willow135 OMG was a general Expletive to the mad crush of Oxford Streets many many shoppers, and an ode to my frail & shivering butt xxx |
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curlycuttlefish: I figure I'm supposed to be studying. *-insert Expletive-* Sigh. |
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