hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
hollowest
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superlativeof hollow.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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In a world sorely lacking global leadership, champions of human rights stand poised to earn only the hollowest of victories.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2018
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was nominated for the presidential race, but it was the hollowest of victories.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 27, 2018
He laid his hand on my back, whereat I groaned my hollowest.
From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle
But even the superfluous ones make much ado about their death, and even the hollowest nut wanteth to be cracked.
From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
If one of these cults could get itself established, in less than a generation it would become hollower than the hollowest of ecclesiasticisms.
From Lectures and Essays by Goldwin Smith
