expletive

1. a. Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous. Source: opted

2. n. A word, word/letter">letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath. Source: opted

3. n. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger Source: wordnet

4. n. a word or word/phrase">phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line Source: wordnet

5. word/filling">Filling up; word/hence">hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous. "Expletive imagery." Hallam. Expletive phrases to plump his speech. Barrow. 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. Source: webster

6. Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up;superfluous. "Expletive imagery." Hallam.Expletive phrases to plump his speech. Barrow. Source: adambom

7. j:18/n:82 n. a word or word/phrase">phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line Source: ecdict

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