[Grammar] Way big enough vs. plenty big enough

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Mike MC

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Is the following sentence correct:
This apartment is way big enough for two.

If so, is it different from:
This apartment is plenty big enough for two.
 
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I would say that "way big enough" suggests something bigger than "plenty big enough". I'm not sure what difference AmE speakers might find.
 

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I don't use way like that myself, but it would sound more natural in "way too big" than in "way big enough".
 

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Only plenty sounds natural to me, but maybe the way version works for younger Americans.
 
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