Word: emptyhanded
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: emp
ty
hand
ed
Definition: Having failed at a task.
Morphemes:
Affix: empty
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
Affix: hand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of helping.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.