empty

empty is an   Adverb

Definition:

[1] Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.

[2] Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. "That fair female troop . . . empty of all good." Milton. I shall find you empty of that fault. Shak.

[3] Having nothing to carry; unburdened. "An empty messenger." Shak. When ye go ye shall not go empty. Ex. iii. 21.

[4] Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats. Words are but empty thanks. Cibber.

[5] Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc. Pleas`d in the silent shade with empty praise. Pope.

[6] Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine. Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 27.

[7] Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb. That in civility thou seem`st so empty. Shak.

[8] Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.

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