emptily

emptily
empty ► ADJECTIVE (emptier, emptiest) 1) containing nothing; not filled or occupied. 2) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment: an empty threat. 3) having no value or purpose.
► VERB (empties, emptied) 1) make or become empty. 2) discharge (the contents) from a container. 3) (of a river) flow into the sea or a lake.
► NOUN (pl. empties) informal ▪ a bottle or glass left empty of its contents.
● be running on empty — Cf. ↑be running on empty
● empty vessels make most noise (or sound) — Cf. ↑empty vessels make most sound
DERIVATIVES emptily adverb emptiness noun.
ORIGIN Old English, «at leisure, empty».

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  • κενολογήσω — κενολογέω talk emptily aor subj act 1st sg κενολογέω talk emptily fut ind act 1st sg κενολογέω talk emptily aor ind mid 2nd sg (homeric ionic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • κενολογεῖ — κενολογέω talk emptily pres ind mp 2nd sg (attic epic doric ionic) κενολογέω talk emptily pres ind act 3rd sg (attic epic doric ionic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • κενολογουμένων — κενολογέω talk emptily pres part mp fem gen pl (attic epic doric) κενολογέω talk emptily pres part mp masc/neut gen pl (attic epic doric) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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