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Expletive   /ˈɛksplətɪv/   Listen
Expletive

noun
1.
Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger.  Synonyms: curse, curse word, cuss, oath, swearing, swearword.
2.
A word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line.






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"Expletive" Quotes from Famous Books



... an expletive. The prospect of a night's search in the wet and wind and rain did not appeal to him. There seemed no help for it, however. "Much obliged," he said. "We'll watch for your men. Drive on, Mr. Malley." And they slipped forward ...
— The Grell Mystery • Frank Froest

... angrily, leaving him still standing in his pet attitude, taking mental stock of all the fast-looking fair ones who might come under his notice. "Oh, bother?" I am not prepared to assert positively that I did not use a much stronger expletive. He ought to have seen them! What the deuce was the use of his sticking star-gazing there, unless to observe people, I should like ...
— She and I, Volume 1 • John Conroy Hutcheson



Words linked to "Expletive" :   utterance, profanity, vocalization, curse word



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