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empty words

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Noun1.empty words - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
empty talk, hot air, palaver, rhetoric
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning


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As for Betteredge, consistency of principle and dignity of conduct had become, in his case, mere empty words.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
His hands Whiter than poplar leaves in windy springs, Shake with some palsy; and his stammering mouth Blurts out a foolish froth of empty words Like water from a conduit.
A Florentine Tragedy by Wilde, Oscar View in context
"My friends," said Ignosi, so soon as they were gone, "can ye do this wonderful thing, or were ye speaking empty words to the captains?
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
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