am·ple (ăm'pəl)
adj., -pler, -plest.

1. Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity: an ample living room. See synonyms at spacious.
2. 1. Large in degree, kind, or quantity: an ample reward.
   2. More than enough: ample evidence.
3. 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.]

ampleness am'ple·ness n.
amply am'ply (-plē) adv.

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