empty
adjective
containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents.
emptiest
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superlativeof empty.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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These regions are among the coldest and emptiest places in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026
Per pupil spending in the district is $19,798, but per pupil costs at the 10 emptiest schools is double—almost $38,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
So it’s nice that Anne-Lise Millan-Brun, the founder of a bicycle school in Paris, has chosen as a training ground one of the emptiest places in this crowded city.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
San Francisco: “The Daily” covered how the City by the Bay’s downtown became the emptiest in America.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
On a dirt track in the Tanami Desert–normally one of the emptiest places on Earth–they came over a slight rise just as another vehicle was approaching.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
