Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Ample (-er, -est)
ample (-er, -est), adj. [Fr. < L. ampl-us, large, capacious, abundant.]
- Populous; well-populated; containing numerous people.
- Large; broad; plentiful; full; bountiful; spacious; extensive; great; vast.
- Sufficient; appropriate; adequate; large enough.
- Generous; giving; unselfish; beneficent.
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