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ample | amply |

As an adjective ample

is large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

As an adverb amply is

in an ample manner.

ample

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
  • * All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. --Spenser.
  • Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
  • Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.

    • Synonyms

    * full, spacious, extensive, wide, capacious, abundant, plentiful, plenteous, copious, bountiful; rich, liberal, munificent * See also

    Related terms

    () * amplifiable * amplification * amplifier * amplificatory * amplify * amplitude

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    amply

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an ample manner.
  • * 1902 , , The Great Boer War , ch. 36,
    • If, during his long persecution by President Kruger, Wools-Sampson in the bitterness of his heart had vowed a feud against the Boer cause, it must be acknowledged that he has most amply fulfilled it.

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