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Amply vs Replete - What's the difference?

amply | replete |

As an adverb amply

is in an ample manner.

As an adjective replete is

abounding.

As a noun replete is

a honeypot ant.

As a verb replete is

to restore something that has been depleted.

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.

    Anagrams

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    replete

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Abounding.
  • * 1730 , , "The Pheasant and the Lark":
  • A peacock reign'd, whose glorious sway
    His subjects with delight obey:
    His tail was beauteous to behold,
    Replete with goodly eyes and gold.
  • * 1759 , , Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia , ch. 12:
  • I am less unhappy than the rest, because I have a mind replete with images.
  • * 1843 , , Martin Chuzzlewit , ch. 44:
  • "Salisbury Cathedral, my dear Jonas, . . . is an edifice replete with venerable associations."
  • * 1916 , , Little Journeys: Volume 8—Great Philosophers , "Seneca":
  • History is replete with instances of great men ruled by their barbers.
  • Gorged, filled to near the point of bursting, especially with food or drink.
  • * 1901 , , "Three Vagabonds of Trinidad" in Under the Redwoods :
  • And what an afternoon! To lie, after this feast, on their bellies in the grass, replete like animals . . . .
  • * 1913 , , The Valley of the Moon , ch. 15:
  • In the evening, replete with deer meat, resting on his elbow and smoking his after-supper cigarette, he said . . . .

    Synonyms

    * (abounding) plentiful, abundant * (gorged) stuffed

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A honeypot ant.
  • Verb

    (replet)
  • To restore something that has been depleted.
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