Definition of Emptily

1. Adverb. In an empty manner ¹

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Definition of Emptily

1. in an empty manner [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emptily

emprisons
emprize
emprizes
emprosthotonos
emprosthotonus
emprove
emprovement
empt
empted
emptiable
emptied
emptier
emptiers
empties
emptiest
emptily (current term)
emptiness
emptinesses
empting
emptings
emptins
emption
emptional
emptions
emptor
empts
empty
empty-bellied
empty-handed
empty-headed

Literary usage of Emptily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Japan: Aspects & Destines by W. Petrie Watson (1904)
"I rose as the figure came towards the verandah and the emptily expectant chair facing mine. ‘Good morning, your Excellency,' I said, meaning, ‘I hail thee, ..."

2. Japan: Aspects & Destines by W. Petrie Watson (1904)
"... on the verandah, emptily expectant, as it seemed. I waited, conscious of the oppressive vacuity of the guest- chamber and of the chair that faced me. ..."

3. Morals on the Book of Job by Gregory (1845)
"Observe from the same cause whence the rich 'man emptily rejoices with a proud heart, another that is poor more emptily sorrows with a proud heart. ..."

4. The American Presbyterian Review by Henry Boynton Smith, James Manning Sherwood (1871)
"That end being reached, we way conceive of the requirement, in its particular form, as remaining eternally, though emptily operative ; and as eternally and ..."

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