expletive
noun
1 expletive
Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger:
— Expletives were deleted.
synonyms: curse, curse word, cuss, oath, swearing, swearword.
Roget 573:
diffuseness
etc.
adj.;
amplification
etc.
v.;
dilating
etc.
v.;
verbosity,
verbiage,
cloud of words,
copia verborum [Lat.];
flow of words
etc.
(loquacity)
584;
looseness.
Polylogy†,
tautology,
battology†,
perissology†;
pleonasm,
exuberance,
redundancy;
thrice-told tale;
prolixity;
circumlocution,
ambages†;
periphrase†,
periphrasis;
roundabout phrases;
episode;
expletive;
pennya-lining;
richness
etc.
577.
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Roget 641:
redundancy,
redundance†;
too much,
too many;
superabundance,
superfluity,
superfluence†,
saturation;
nimiety†,
transcendency,
exuberance,
profuseness;
profusion
etc.
(plenty)
639;
repletion,
enough in all conscience,
satis superque [Lat.],
lion's share;
more than enough
etc.
639;
plethora,
engorgement,
congestion,
load,
surfeit,
sickener†;
turgescence
etc.
(expansion)
194†;
overdose,
overmeasure†,
oversupply,
overflow;
inundation
etc.
(water)
348;
avalanche.
accumulation
etc.
(store)
636;
heap
etc.
72;
drug,
drug in the market;
glut;
crowd;
burden.
excess;
surplus,
overplus†;
epact†;
margin;
remainder
etc.
40;
duplicate;
surplusage†,
expletive;
work of supererogation;
bonus,
bonanza.
luxury;
intemperance
etc.
954;
extravagance
etc.
(prodigality)
818;
exorbitance,
lavishment†.
pleonasm
etc.
(diffuseness)
573;
too many irons in the fire;
embarras de richesses [Fr.].
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Dutch: godslastering, krachtterm, vervloeking, verwensing, vloek
Polish: bluzga, bluzg
2 expletive
A word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line.
Dutch: vulsel, vloek, opvulling
adjective
Roget 641:
redundant;
too much,
too many;
exuberant,
inordinate,
superabundant,
excessive,
overmuch,
replete,
profuse,
lavish;
prodigal
etc.
818;
exorbitant;
overweening;
extravagant;
overcharged
etc.
v.;
supersaturated,
drenched,
overflowing;
running over,
running to waste,
running down.
crammed to overflowing,
filled to overflowing;
gorged,
ready to burst;
dropsical,
turgid,
plethoric;
obese
etc.
194.
superfluous,
unnecessary,
needless,
supervacaneous†,
uncalled for,
to spare,
in excess;
over and above
etc.
(remainder)
40;
de trop [Fr.];
adscititious
etc.
(additional)
37;
supernumerary
etc.
(reserve)
636;
on one's hands,
spare,
duplicate,
supererogatory,
expletive;
un peu fort [Fr.].
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