Antonyms for empty handed

Grammar : Adj

Spell : emp-tee-han-did

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛmp tiˈhæn dɪd

Definition of empty handed

As in poor : adj lacking sufficient money
As in necessitous : adj poor

Example sentences :

When he rejoined us he was empty handed, and looked worried.
Extract from : « Three Men on the Bummel » by Jerome K. Jerome

He had arrived but a moment before, dusty, disheveled, empty handed.
Extract from : « Uncle Sam Detective » by William Atherton Du Puy

A maid brought in supper, and the mistress followed her empty handed.
Extract from : « The Cloister and the Hearth » by Charles Reade

I wanted to come myself, and I have come; but as I have said, I had to come alone and empty handed.
Extract from : « By Right of Conquest » by G. A. Henty

We returned to camp as usual, empty handed as far as game was concerned.
Extract from : « Tales of lonely trails » by Zane Grey

A maid brought in supper, and the mistress followed her, empty handed.
Extract from : « The Cloister and the Hearth » by Charles Reade

The Shoshone had been successful; the Comanche was empty handed and ill tempered, jealous of the other's skill and fortune.
Extract from : « Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete » by Charles M. Skinner

I so mad, I hardly 'member just what happen, 'ceptin' I come 'way just lak I go, empty handed.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 » by Works Projects Administration

He would run his horse to death and then die with it empty handed rather than let either of them fall a captive.
Extract from : « The Seventh Man » by Max Brand

And these passed yet others, empty handed, trudging in the opposite direction.
Extract from : « The Missourian » by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

Synonyms for empty handed

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