What does expletive mean?
Expletive means Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant..
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/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/ · adjective
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.
deprecating being taken for ſerious, or to be underſtood that he meaneth any thing by them; but only that he uſeth them as expletive phraſes ... to plump his ſpeech, and fill up ſentences.
If we don't take advantage of any [expletive] in any way, then it's our loss.
Use expletive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Expletive means Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant..
Common synonyms include expletory, swear word, bad word, oath.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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