hollowlyadverb
uk/ˈhɒl.əʊ.li/us/ˈhɑː.loʊ.li/hollowly adverb (NOT SINCERE)
in a way that does not sound true or sincere
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Affected & insincere
- affectation
- affected
- artificial
- artsy-fartsy
- arty-farty
- cheesy
- fey
- forced
- glib
- histrionic
- histrionics
- meretricious
- pious
- preciously
- precocious
- pretension
- pretentious
- pseud
- slick
- theatrical
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hollowly adverb (SOUND)
making a sound as if hitting an empty container:
Her footsteps echoed hollowly in the quiet streets.
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Describing qualities of sound
- (as) clear as a bell idiom
- background
- bass 1
- brassy
- consonance
- crackle
- creaky
- depth
- distortion
- easy
- grating
- harmonious
- inaudible
- low-pitched
- pitched
- pure
- rhythmic
- sonorous
- squelch
- tune
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