Entirely vs Amply - What's the difference?
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To the full or entire extent.
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In an ample manner.
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As adverbs the difference between entirely and amply
is that entirely is to the full or entire extent while amply is in an ample manner.entirely
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Alternative forms
* entierly (chiefly archaic) * intirely (archaic or nonstandard)Adverb
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Synonyms
* (to the full extent) completely * (to the exclusion of others)Statistics
* English degree adverbsamply
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Adverb
(en adverb)- 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.