A ~ amount of something is a large amount of it.
I went out for a meal last night and drank ~ amounts of red wine...
He attended his lectures and took ~ notes.
= abundant
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
The victims were bleeding ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed
A ~ amount of something is a large amount of it.
I went out for a meal last night and drank ~ amounts of red wine...
He attended his lectures and took ~ notes.
= abundant
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
The victims were bleeding ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012