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emptied

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɛmptid// UK //ˈɛmptɪd// emp·tied

adj. describing something that has had everything taken out of it so it is now hollow or clear.

adj. containing nothing; having had all contents removed. Often used as a participial adjective to describe a physical space or a person's emotional state.


SIMPLE

He looked at the emptied box on the floor.

CONTEXTUAL

The janitor moved through the emptied hallways of the school after the final bell had rung.

COMPLEX

The emptied landscape, stripped of its natural resources by decades of intensive mining, stood as a silent monument to industrial excess.

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Commonly used as a participial adjective before a noun; can also follow linking verbs like 'remain' or 'appear'.

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