expletive
noun
an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath.
expletively
-
a word derived from
expletive.
Example Sentences
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And, where a dance is expletively introduced in the intervals of the acts, the subject of it should have, at least, some affinity to the piece.
From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Giovanni-Andrea Gallini
