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

• disflesh
• disfleshed
• disfleshes
• disfleshing
• disfluencies
• disfluency
• disfluent
• disforest
• disforested
• disforesting
• disforests
• disform
• disformed
• disforming
• disforms
• disfranchise
• disfranchised
• disfranchisement
• disfranchises
• disfranchising
• disfrock
• disfrocked
• disfrocking
• disfrocks
• disfurnish