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say it: EMP-tee-han-did
empty-handed is an adjective meaning "having acquired or gained nothing". It is pronounced /ˈɛmptiˈhændɪd/ — EMP-tee-han-did. It carries 2 recorded senses.
having acquired or gained nothing
“the returned from the negotiations empty-handed”
carrying nothing in the hands
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for empty-handed come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.