Meanings
adverball hollow (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableAs a foregone conclusion.
He was beat all hollow, i.e. he had no chance of conquering. It was all hollow, or a hollow thing, it was a decided thing from the beginning.
1811, Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue
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APA
all hollow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20hollow
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“all hollow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20hollow. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all hollow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20hollow.
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