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Definition expletive

Etymology

From Late Latin expl?t?vus (“serving to fill out”), from Latin expl?tus, the perfect passive participle of exple? (“fill out”), itself from ex (“out, completely”) + *ple? (“fill”).

Adjective

expletive (comparative more expletive, superlative most expletive)

  1. Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
  2. Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).

Noun

expletive (plural expletives)

  1. A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
  2. (linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
  3. (linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning; an intensifier.

Results 70 Words with the letters EXPLETIVE

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13 letter words with the letters EXPLETIVE ↑
OVEREXPLOITED 29
10 letter words with the letters EXPLETIVE ↑
EXPLETIVES 25
9 letter words with the letters EXPLETIVE ↑
EXPLETIVE 24
6 letter words with the letters EXPLETIVE ↑
PELITE 10
5 letter words with the letters EXPLETIVE ↑
ELITE 6
EVITE 9
EXILE 13
EXPEL 16
IXTLE 13
LEVEE 10
LIEVE 10
PEEVE 12
PIXEL 16
TELEX 13
TEPEE 8
VEXIL 17
4 letter words with the letters EXPLETIVE ↑
EPEE 7
EVIL 9
EXIT 11
ILEX 12
LEET 5
LEPT 8
LITE 5
LIVE 9
PEEL 8
PELE 8
PELT 8
PILE 8
PLEX 15
PLIE 8
TEEL 5
TELE 5
TILE 5
VEEP 11
VEIL 9
VEXT 15
VILE 9
3 letter words with the letters EXPLETIVE ↑
EEL 4
EVE 7
LEE 4
LEI 4
LET 4
LEV 8
LEX 11
LIE 4
LIP 7
LIT 4
PEE 6
PET 6
PIE 6
PIT 6
PIX 13
TEE 3
TEL 4
TIE 3
TIL 4
TIP 6
VEE 7
VET 7
VEX 14
VIE 7
2 letter words with the letters EXPLETIVE ↑
EL 3
ET 2
EX 9
IT 2
LI 3
PE 5
PI 5
TI 2
XI 9

You can also try words with the phrase EXPLETIVE, words starting with the letters EXPLETIVE, or words ending in the letters EXPLETIVE.