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Lavishly vs Ample - What's the difference?

lavishly | ample |

As an adverb lavishly

is in a lavish manner, expending profusely.

As an adjective ample is

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

lavishly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a lavish manner, expending profusely.
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  • *:At twilight in the summereat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkley, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly —the only lavishment of which he was ever guilty—on the floor.

    • 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

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