emptilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈɛm(p)tᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈɛm(p)təli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: empty adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < empty adj. + -ly suffix².

In an empty manner (in various senses of empty adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adverb]

giddilya1250

ape1509

vainly1588

emptily1591

frivolously1611

frothily1727

owlishly1846

inanely1883

the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adverb] > emptily

emptily1591

toomly1606

vacantly1817

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Vaziamente Emptily.

1653 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James i. 19 We do not vainly and emptily talk of the things of God.

a1684 R. Leighton Expository Wks. & Other Remains (1748) II. 477 What we know emptily and barely, we may know spiritually and fruitfully.

1735 Prompter 29 July What other Care deserves to fill That Time, that hangs, so emptily, about her?

1763 H. Walpole Let. 16 June in Corr. with G. Montagu (1941) II. 83 I saw..the Secretary at War, so emptily important.

1829 T. C. Grattan Traits of Trav. II. 211 ‘Here's to your health, Sir..’—and the pint measure emptily echoed the smack of the drinker's lips.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 142 A light wind emptily fleeting.

1904 J. London Sea-wolf xix. 184 The spritsail flapped emptily and the boat righted to an even keel.

1943 A. Rand Fountainhead ii. viii. 300 She listened emptily to empty words.

1993 A. Lightman Einstein's Dreams (1994) i. 10 He lies in bed and stares at her emptily.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	emptily
释义	emptilyadv. Brit. /ˈɛm(p)tᵻli/, U.S. /ˈɛm(p)təli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: empty adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < empty adj. + -ly suffix². In an empty manner (in various senses of empty adj.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adverb] giddilya1250 ape1509 vainly1588 emptily1591 frivolously1611 frothily1727 owlishly1846 inanely1883 the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adverb] > emptily emptily1591 toomly1606 vacantly1817 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Vaziamente Emptily. 1653 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James i. 19 We do not vainly and emptily talk of the things of God. a1684 R. Leighton Expository Wks. & Other Remains (1748) II. 477 What we know emptily and barely, we may know spiritually and fruitfully. 1735 Prompter 29 July What other Care deserves to fill That Time, that hangs, so emptily, about her? 1763 H. Walpole Let. 16 June in Corr. with G. Montagu (1941) II. 83 I saw..the Secretary at War, so emptily important. 1829 T. C. Grattan Traits of Trav. II. 211 ‘Here's to your health, Sir..’—and the pint measure emptily echoed the smack of the drinker's lips. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 142 A light wind emptily fleeting. 1904 J. London Sea-wolf xix. 184 The spritsail flapped emptily and the boat righted to an even keel. 1943 A. Rand Fountainhead ii. viii. 300 She listened emptily to empty words. 1993 A. Lightman Einstein's Dreams (1994) i. 10 He lies in bed and stares at her emptily. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1591
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