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   Am·ple

   /ˈamp(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. enough or more than enough; plentiful: "there is ample time for discussion" Similar enoughsufficientadequateplenty ofabundantmore than enoughenough and to sparesuitablesatisfactorypassableallowabletolerableinformal:plentydecentplentifulabundantcopiousprofuserichlavishliberalgenerousbountifullargehugegreatbumperflushoverflowingsuperabundantinfiniteinexhaustibleopulentprolificteeminginformal:a gogogalorelankliterary:bounteousplenteousOpposite insufficientmeager
   • ▪ large and accommodating: "he leaned back in his ample chair" Similar spaciouscommodiouscapaciousroomysizeablesubstantialgenerousbiglargebroadwideextensivevoluminousloose-fittingbaggyslackslouchysloppyfullrare:spaceyOpposite crampedtight-fitting
   • ▪ used euphemistically to convey that someone is fat: "she stood with her hands on her ample hips"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from Latin amplus ‘large, capacious, abundant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ampleness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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