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empty-handed

emp·ty-hand·ed

empty-handed

 
pronunciation:
emp ti haen dihd
part of speech: adjective & adverb
definition 1: having nothing to offer.
She's going to the birthday party empty-handed.
definition 2: having gained or accomplished nothing.
He returned from the hunt empty-handed.