empty-handed

[ emp-tee-han-did ]

/ ˈɛmp tiˈhæn dɪd /

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adjective

having nothing in the hands, as in doing no work: While we were carrying out the luggage, he stood by empty-handed.

having gained nothing: to return from a quest empty-handed.

bringing no gift, donation, etc.: They came to the birthday party empty-handed.

Origin of empty-handed

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby empty-handed

emptor, empty, empty calorie, empty calories, empty cow, empty-handed, empty-headed, empty morph, empty nest, empty nester, empty-nest syndrome

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Example sentences from the Web for empty-handed

The mission was unsuccessful as he returned home “empty-handed.”
The Ominous Meaning of North Korea’s Missile Launches|Gordon G. Chang|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were five or six fishermen staying at the hotel, and they came in one by one, empty-handed.
The Charm of Ireland|Burton Egbert Stevenson
However, it sometimes happens that the ghost disappoints them, and that the hunters return in the evening hungry and empty-handed.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)|Sir James George Frazer
Why, man, do you suppose they would welcome us if we went to them empty-handed?
The Rover's Secret|Harry Collingwood

She was now empty-handed but the startled guardian of the peace was slow to realize it.
Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon
It was not supper, it was Fry who came in empty-handed, leaving the door open.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for empty-handed

empty-handed

adjective

carrying nothing in the hands

having gained nothingthey returned from the negotiations empty-handed

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单词	empty-handed
释义	empty-handed [ emp-tee-han-did ] / ˈɛmp tiˈhæn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR empty-handed ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having nothing in the hands, as in doing no work: While we were carrying out the luggage, he stood by empty-handed. having gained nothing: to return from a quest empty-handed. bringing no gift, donation, etc.: They came to the birthday party empty-handed. Origin of empty-handed First recorded in 1605–15 Words nearby empty-handed emptor, empty, empty calorie, empty calories, empty cow, empty-handed, empty-headed, empty morph, empty nest, empty nester, empty-nest syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for empty-handed The mission was unsuccessful as he returned home “empty-handed.” The Ominous Meaning of North Korea’s Missile Launches\|Gordon G. Chang\|February 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There were five or six fishermen staying at the hotel, and they came in one by one, empty-handed. The Charm of Ireland\|Burton Egbert Stevenson However, it sometimes happens that the ghost disappoints them, and that the hunters return in the evening hungry and empty-handed. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)\|Sir James George Frazer Why, man, do you suppose they would welcome us if we went to them empty-handed? The Rover's Secret\|Harry Collingwood She was now empty-handed but the startled guardian of the peace was slow to realize it. Anderson Crow, Detective\|George Barr McCutcheon It was not supper, it was Fry who came in empty-handed, leaving the door open. It Is Never Too Late to Mend\|Charles Reade British Dictionary definitions for empty-handed empty-handed adjective carrying nothing in the hands having gained nothingthey returned from the negotiations empty-handed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to empty-handed underprivileged, poverty-stricken, needy, meager, penniless, low, impoverished, destitute, indigent, flat, down-and-out, bankrupt, scanty, suffering, insolvent, bad off, beggarly, broke, hard up, impecunious
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empty-handed

adjective

Origin of empty-handed

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Example sentences from the Web for empty-handed

British Dictionary definitions for empty-handed

adjective

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