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Definition of emptily adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

emptily

adverb
 
/ˈemptɪli/
 
/ˈemptɪli/
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  1. without showing any feeling or emotion
    • She stood staring emptily into space.
  2. in an unhappy way because there is nothing interesting or pleasant to look forward to
    • The rest of his life yawned emptily in front of him.
  3. with no meaning
    • The word rang emptily.
  4. in a way that shows there are no people or things inside
    • Every third house glared emptily back at me through broken windows.
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