单词 | expletiveness |
释义 | > as lemmasexˈpletiveness exˈpletiveness n. the quality of being expletive (in various senses). ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Expletiveness,..Expletive, or filling up Quality. 1849 Southern Lit. Messenger May 259/2 It is pure, elegant and classic, but with a slight tendency to expletiveness. 1910 R. Mayer Song of Wolf x. 125 ‘They've kissed an' made up,’ explained Holy to Douglass, with blood-curdling expletiveness. ‘Ain't they jest thu two mos' lovin' waddies yuh eveh see?’ 2007 Sunday Business Post (Ireland) (Nexis) 26 Aug. The remark is on the misdemeanour scale of expletiveness or parliamentary language, however, the remark made by a frustrated employee, was not obscene. < as lemmas |
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