amply

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UK/ˈæm.pli/Canada, US[ˈɛəm.pli]New Zealand/ˈɛm.pli/

adverb

In an ample manner; extensively; thoroughly.

“We were amply supplied with food and beverage.”

Similar
richlyfully
Opposite
meagerly
OriginEnglish ample ← Middle English ample ← Middle French ample →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

adverbamply (comparative more amply, superlative most amply)

comparative more amply · superlative most amply

  1. In an ample manner; extensively; thoroughly.

    We were amply supplied with food and beverage.

    1 more example

    If, during his long persecution by President Kruger, Wools-Sampson in the bitterness of his heart had vowed a feud against the Boer cause, it must be acknowledged that he has most amply fulfilled it.

    1902, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 36, in The Great Boer War

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbto an ample degree or in an ample manner

Similar
richly
Opposite
meagerly

adverbsufficiently; more than adequately

Similar
fully
Opposite
meagerly
Also see
abundantlyfullyrichly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-lo-s
  3. Proto-Italic*amlos?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  7. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  8. Latinambi-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  11. Proto-Italic*plēnos
  12. Latinplēnus?
  13. Latinambiplus?
  14. Latinamplus
  15. Old Frenchample
  16. Middle Frenchample
  17. Middle Englishample
  18. Englishample
  19. Englishamply

From ample + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan amplament
  • amplamentin an ample manner
Chinese Mandarin 充足地, 丰富地
  • 充足地in an ample manner
  • 丰富地in an ample manner
Finnish runsaasti, hereästi
  • runsaastiin an ample manner
  • hereästiin an ample manner
French amplement
  • amplementin an ample manner
German reichlich
  • reichlichin an ample manner
Italian ampiamente
  • ampiamentein an ample manner
Japanese ふんだんに, 十分に
  • ふんだんに (fundanni)in an ample manner
  • 十分にin an ample manner
  • 豊富にin an ample manner
Latin amplē, affatim
  • amplēin an ample manner
  • affatimin an ample manner
Portuguese amplamente
  • amplamentein an ample manner
Russian обильно, богато
  • обильно (obilʹno)in an ample manner
  • богато (bogato)in an ample manner
  • полно (polno)in an ample manner
  • достаточно (dostatočno)in an ample manner
Spanish ampliamente, con creces
  • ampliamentein an ample manner
  • con crecesin an ample manner

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with amply

damply
All rhymes →

Anagrams

palmymaply
Cite this entry
APA

amply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amply

MLA

“amply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amply. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amply,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amply.

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