empty-headed
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- empty-headedness noun
Etymology
Origin of empty-headed
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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But, as with so much ambitious, empty-headed, underwhelming, ultimately depressing tech, the action that’s provoked by this expensive spectacle is merely a passing moment of “whoa.”
From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2023
As portrayed with savage acuity by Claybourne Elder, the airline worker is still hilariously empty-headed, but doesn’t come across as so crudely caricatured.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021
He had exactly the right level of empty-headed neediness to play Lost’s ostensible protagonist.
From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2017
More fun than an empty-headed summer blockbuster, "El Henry" is a dinging ice cream truck of theatrical entertainment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2014
“I’m sick of the rules and boundaries. The last thing I want is to become some empty-headed new pretty, having one big party all day.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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