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    [Adjective]  | "am*ple" | \ ˈam-pəl \


    1: generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity

    2: generously sufficient to satisfy a requirement or need

    3: buxom, portly


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, "abundant," borrowed from Anglo-French, "wide, extensive, great," going back to Latin amplus "more than adequate in size or extent, great, having wide scope (of the mind or other abstract entities)," of uncertain origin;

      * Note : M. de Vaan (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008) see:s amplus going back to *am-lo-, a derivative of a verb base *am- going back to Indo-European *h2emh3- "take hold of" (see: {amateur|amateur}). Semantically this hypothesis works well, though it requires that the more likely form *am-a-lo- would have undergone early syncope. The word ampla, supposedly meaning "handle," would be corroboration; however, attestations for ampla are post-classical, excepting an apparent metaphorical employment in the sense "opportunity" by Cicero.;

    [Adverb]  | "amply" 


    1: in a generous manner;


      * e.g., " ... amply rewarded the boy who had found her necklace "





    [Adjective]  | "ample" 


    1: being more than enough without being excessive;


      * e.g., " ... there's ample time to order a pizza before the show "





    2: more than adequate or average in capacity;


      * e.g., " ... a husky fellow, he always heads for the most ample chair in the room "



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     [ "amply supplied" ]

    1: to be well ung and wel ung

      * e.g.,  ... jim was well ung and verry wel ung... 

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