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expletive (s) (noun), expletives (pl)
A word or phrase which people sometimes say when they are upset, angry, in pain, or being vulgar: Expletives were deleted from the narrative of the interview of the politician by the reporter of the news article.

The use of expletives are appearing on the covers of magazines including those that emphasize female contents.

Swearing or using expletives is so prevalent these days that it is difficult to keep its presence out of some magazines or even TV news.

A profane expression or swear word.
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expletive, explicative
expletive (EK spli tiv) (noun)
A word used to fill a space in a written or verbal communication that does not add meaning and is often considered crude or obscene: The editor of the newspaper did not approve of the writer's use of an expletive in his article.
explicative (EK spli kay" tiv, ik SPLIK uh tiv) (adjective)
Concerning a detailed and logical explanation: The speaker provided an explicative introduction to his topic.

The advice columnist in the local newspaper provided an explicative explanation why the use of an expletive in polite conversation is not appropriate.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 5)