amply

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am⋅ply

[am-plee]

–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

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.
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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