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expletive meaning in Tamil

அசைநிலை

/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/US/ˈɛksplətɪv/

expletive in Tamil: அசைநிலை, கெட்ட வார்த்தை. In English, expletive means serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

Tamil words for expletive

அசைநிலை, கெட்ட வார்த்தை

English meaning of expletive

  1. adjective Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
  2. adjective Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
  3. noun A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
  4. noun A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

Full definition of expletive

expletive in a sentence

  • If we don't take advantage of any [expletive] in any way, then it's our loss.

Synonyms of expletive

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Questions about expletive in Tamil

What is the meaning of expletive in Tamil?
Expletive in Tamil is அசைநிலை, கெட்ட வார்த்தை.
expletive என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Expletive: அசைநிலை, கெட்ட வார்த்தை.
What does expletive mean in English?
Expletive means serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: expletive (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: expletive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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