What are the opposite words for amply?
Amply, meaning fully or abundantly, has several antonyms, including inadequately, insufficiently, sparsely and barely. Inadequately refers to a lack of enough of something, while insufficiently implies that there is not enough to meet a requirement or standard. Sparsely means thinly dispersed or scattered, and barely suggests that there is only just enough, and only just manages to meet a requirement or standard. Other potential antonyms for amply include meagerly, deficiently, barely, and scantily - all of which communicate a sense of not having as much as one needs, or not having enough of something to achieve a desired result.
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- fully, sufficiently
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Antonym of the day
waterlogging
- Antonyms:
- dry, pass up, underwhelm.
