Noah Webster
Expletive
EX'PLETIVE, adjective [Latin expleo, to fill.] Filling; added for supply or ornament.
EX'PLETIVE, noun In language, a word or syllable inserted to fill a vacancy, or for ornament. The Greek language abounds with expletives.
EX'PLETIVE, adjective [Latin expleo, to fill.] Filling; added for supply or ornament.
EX'PLETIVE, noun In language, a word or syllable inserted to fill a vacancy, or for ornament. The Greek language abounds with expletives.