'empty-handed' definitions:
Definition of 'empty-handed'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed" [syn: empty-handed, unrewarded]
adjective
Carrying nothing in the hands
Definition of 'empty-handed'
From: GCIDE
- empty-handed \empty-handed\ adj. having acquired or gained nothing; as, the returned from the negotiations empty-handed.
- Syn: unrewarded. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. carrying nothing in the hands. [WordNet 1.5]