What does hollowly mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
hollowlyadverb
in a hollow manner
"her footsteps echoed hollowly in the empty hall"; "his insincere words hung hollowly between them"
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hollowlyadverb
In a hollow manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hollowlyadverb
Etymology: from hollow.
O earth, bear witness,
And crown what I profess with kind event,
If I speak true; if hollowly, invert
What best is boaded me, to mischief! William Shakespeare, Tempest.You shall arraign your conscience,
And try your penitence, if it be sound,
Or hollowly put on. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.
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hollowly
Hollowly is an adverb that typically refers to an action being performed in an empty, meaningless, or insincere manner. It can also refer to the production of a hollow sound.
Webster Dictionary
Hollowlyadverb
insincerely; deceitfully
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hollowly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hollowly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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