Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Adjective: empty-handed  'emp-tee'han-did
  1. Having acquired or gained nothing
    "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed";
    - unrewarded
     
  2. Carrying nothing in the hands

See also: empty, unsuccessful

Nearest

emprise
emptily
emptiness
emptor
empty
empty nester
empty talk
empty tomb
empty words
empty-bellied
empty-handed
empty-headed
emptying
empurple
empurpled
empyema
empyreal
empyrean
Emser salt
emu
Emu novaehollandiae