expletive

expletive is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 24 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous.
2. noun. A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.
3. noun. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

   "expletives were deleted"

   Synonyms: curse, cuss, oath, swearing, swearword

4. noun. a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

Synonyms

curse, cuss, oath, swearing, swearword

Common word forms

expletives, expletively, expletiveness

Words from these letters

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