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Emptier

Empty \Emp"ty\ (?; 215), a. [Compar. Emptier; superl. Emptiest.] [AS. emtig, [ae]mtig, [ae]metig, fr. [ae]mta, [ae]metta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.]

  1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, or a container, 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. 2

  7. 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.

    Note: Empty is used as the first element in a compound; as, empty-handed, having nothing in the hands, destitute; empty-headed, having few ideas; empty-hearted, destitute of feeling.

    Syn: See Vacant.

Emptier

Emptier \Emp"ti*er\ (?; 215), n. One who, or that which, empties.

Emptier

Emptier \Emp"ti*er\, compar. of Empty.

Wiktionary
emptier

a. (en-comparativeempty) n. One who empties.

WordNet
empty

  1. adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant: full]

  2. devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: hollow, vacuous]

  3. having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"

  4. needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: empty-bellied]

  5. emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"

  6. [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier]

empty

  1. v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" [ant: fill]

  2. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn: discharge] [ant: fill]

  3. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: vacate, abandon]

  4. remove; "Empty the water"

  5. excrete or discharge from the body [syn: evacuate, void]

  6. [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier]

empty

  1. n. a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"

  2. [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier]

emptier

See empty

Usage examples of "emptier".

It seemed emptier, blanker still, now that even the dead body of the dog had gone.

If it is indifference, or fashion, or anything of that sort, why it don't pay none of the time, it don't seem to me it duz, and the end will be emptier and hollerer then the beginnin'.

He searched for the Salamander, then, sending his mind cautiously out into the emptier parts of the building complex to look for it.

We'll follow a smaller, no doubt emptier road inland to the little town of San Juan Bautista, then east along State Route 156.

She kept glancing toward the far door where Lanzecki had made his dramatic exit, aware of the surreptitious looks in her direction from other Sorters, aware of an emotion more intense than hatred, emptier than fear.

This time of year, the inns were a quarter full at best, and the warehouses and wagon yards emptier than that.