a. Obs. rare–1. [f. L. emptīci-us f. empt- ppl. stem of emĕre to buy + -OUS: cf. adventitious.] Venal, capable of being bought.
1650. A. B., Mutat. Polemo, 11. Who (as emptitious as he was) … they … knew well enough how to overvalue him.
a. Obs. rare–1. [f. L. emptīci-us f. empt- ppl. stem of emĕre to buy + -OUS: cf. adventitious.] Venal, capable of being bought.
1650. A. B., Mutat. Polemo, 11. Who (as emptitious as he was) … they … knew well enough how to overvalue him.
