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empty-handed

empty-handed

See also: emptyhanded

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Adjective

empty-handed (comparative more empty-handed, superlative most empty-handed)

  1. Alternative form of emptyhanded
    • 2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC:
      United looked on course to end the season empty-handed as well as missing out on Champions League football when substitute Jason Puncheon's powerful far-post finish put Palace ahead with 12 minutes left.

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  • See also Wikisaurus:impoverished

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