Meaning

adjective holding or containing nothing

adjective devoid of significance or point

adjective needing nourishment

originEtymology tree English empty Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English emptier From empty (verb) + -er.

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