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AMPLY

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am⋅ply

  [am-plee]
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–adverb
in an ample manner; sufficiently or abundantly: He apologized amply for his error. They were amply supplied with food.
Origin:
1550–60; amp(le) + -ly
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am·ple   (ām'pəl)   
adj.   am·pler, am·plest

  1. Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity: an ample living room. See Synonyms at spacious.

    1. Large in degree, kind, or quantity: an ample reward.

    2. More than enough: ample evidence.

  3. Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose: had ample food for the party. See Synonyms at plentiful.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin amplus.]
am'ple·ness n., am'ply (-plē) adv.
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