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| 1. | [ adjective ] more than enough in size or scope or capacity | |
| Examples: | "had ample food for the party" "an ample supply" |
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| Related terms: | meager full wide full generous sufficient abundant sufficiency | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] affording an abundant supply | |
| Synonyms: | plentiful plenteous rich copious | |
| Examples: | "had ample food for the party" "copious provisions" "food is plentiful" "a plenteous grape harvest" "a rich supply" |
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| Related terms: | abundant | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] fairly large | |
| Synonyms: | sizable sizeable | |
| Examples: | "a sizable fortune" "an ample waistline" "of ample proportions" |
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| Related terms: | large | |
| Similar spelling: |
amble ampule ambler ampoule amiable ampul amply amplify |
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