expletive /ek-, ik-splēˈtiv or eksˈpli-tiv/

1. Filling out
2. Added merely to fill up (a line of verse)

1. A swear-word of any kind
2. A meaningless oath
3. A word or anything present merely to fill a gap
4. A word inserted to fill up a sentence or line of verse
5. A meaningless word serving a grammatical purpose only

explēˈtory (also /eksˈpli-/) adjective

1. Serving to fill up
2. Expletive
3. Supplementary

• sulkily
• sulkiness
• sulkinesses
• sulking
• sulks
• sulky
• sullage
• sullages
• sullen
• sullener
• sullenest
• sullenly
• sullenness
• sullennesses
• sullied
• sullies
• sully
• sullying
• sulph-
• sulpha
• sulphacetamide
• sulphacetamides
• sulphadiazine
• sulphadiazines
• sulphadimidine