Ejaculatory vs Expletive - What's the difference?
ejaculatory | expletive |
of or pertaining to ejaculation
* 1985 , Eugene S. Gollin, The Comparative Development of Adaptive Skills
exclamatory
* 1909 , The Playgoer and Society Illustrated (volumes 1-2, page 143)
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
* Hallam
* Barrow
Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
(linguistics) A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning; an intensifier.
As adjectives the difference between ejaculatory and expletive
is that ejaculatory is of or pertaining to ejaculation while expletive is serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.As a noun expletive is
a profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.ejaculatory
English
Adjective
(-)- No differences were found in the mounting behavior of anogenitally stimulated females and their controls, and none of the females showed the ejaculatory response.
- By one token in particular you may tell every member of the tribe. It is the token of the ejaculatory comment.
Derived terms
* (l)expletive
English
(wikipedia expletive)Adjective
(en adjective)- Expletive imagery.
- Expletive phrases to plump his speech.
