Emily Dickinson Lexicon

AM'PLE, a. [Fr. ample; L. amplus.]

1. Large; wide; spacious; extended; as, ample room. This word carries with it the sense of room or space fully sufficient for the use intended.
2. Great in bulk, or size; as, an ample tear. – Shak.
3. Liberal; unrestrained; without parsimony; fully sufficient; as, ample provision for the table; ample justice.
4. Liberal; magnificent; as, ample promises.
5. Diffusive; not brief or contracted; as, an ample narrative.