Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expletory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ple-to-ry
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

  • "an expletory word"

Inflected Forms

more expletory (comparative) most expletory (superlative)

Phrases

expletory justice

Questions

What does expletory mean?
Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous.

How to pronounce expletory

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