explétif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expletiva.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛk.sple.tif/
Audio: (file)

Adjective

explétif (feminine explétive, masculine plural explétifs, feminine plural explétives)

(grammar) expletive
(figurative) useless, unnecessary, superfluous
Synonyms: inutile, oiseux, superflu, vain

References

^ “explétif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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