AM'PLE, a. [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.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.
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