AMPLY
amply, fully
(adverb) sufficiently; more than adequately; “the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions”; “they were fully (or amply) fed”
amply, richly
(adverb) to an ample degree or in an ample manner; “these voices were amply represented”; “we benefited richly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
amply (comparative more amply, superlative most amply)
In an ample manner.
Anagrams
• maply, palmy
Source: Wiktionary
Am"ply, adv.
Definition: In an ample manner.
AMPLE
Am"ple, a. Etym: [F. ample, L. amplus, prob. for ambiplus full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See Full, and cf. Double.]
Definition: 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.
2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
3. Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative. Johnson.
Syn.
– Full; spacious; extensive; wide; capacious; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; copious; bountiful; rich; liberal; munificent.
– Ample, Copious, Abundant, Plenteous. These words agree in representing a thing as large, but under different relations, according to the image which is used. Ample implies largeness, producing a sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want; as, ample stores or resources, ample provision. Copious carries with it the idea of flow, or of collection at a single point; as, a copious supply of materials. "Copious matter of my song." Milton. Abundant and plenteous refer to largeness of quantity; as, abundant stores; plenteous harvests.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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