ALL meanings of hollowly
hol·low
H h - adjective hollowly having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere. 1
- adjective hollowly having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface. 1
- adjective hollowly sunken, as the cheeks or eyes. 1
- adjective hollowly (of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep: a hollow voice. 1
- adjective hollowly without real or significant worth; meaningless: a hollow victory. 1
- adjective hollowly insincere or false: hollow compliments. 1
- adjective hollowly hungry; having an empty feeling: I feel absolutely hollow, so let's eat. 1
- noun hollowly In a hollow manner. 1
- noun hollowly an empty space within anything; a hole, depression, or cavity. 1
- noun hollowly a valley: They took the sheep to graze in the hollow. 1
- noun hollowly Foundry. a concavity connecting two surfaces otherwise intersecting at an obtuse angle. 1
- verb with object hollowly to make hollow (often followed by out): to hollow out a log. 1
- verb with object hollowly to form by making something hollow (often followed by out): to hollow a place in the sand; boats hollowed out of logs. 1
- verb without object hollowly to become hollow. 1
- adverb hollowly in a hollow manner: The politician's accusations rang hollow. 1
- idioms hollowly beat all hollow, to surpass or outdo completely: His performance beat the others all hollow. Also, beat hollow. 1