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triply

triply

1 6.1
In a way that is three times as much or in three parts
  • adverb
  • /ˈtrɪpli/
translation icon : triplemente
  • You reaffirmed my feelings triply so with this post.

I call it the triply twisted Mobius space.

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Examples

  • The recipe requires triply the amount of sugar for the cake to achieve the perfect sweetness.

  • All of them are MDs (none were PhDs); three are double-boarded, and three are triply boarded.

    Academic text (2017)

  • This is doubly and triply true for kids that come from chaotic poor neighborhoods where they don't know anyone who's been to college.

    Megyn Kelly

  • The team worked triply hard to meet the project deadline, showing immense dedication and effort.

  • She felt triply blessed to have supportive friends, a loving family, and good health.

Synonyms

threefold
vstriply
1 3.9

By three times as much

also covers actions or amounts arranged in three distinct ways or parts

How Many

four times
136 1.0
triply
1 6.1
twice
∞ 1.0
once
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

triply positive

Morphology

triply = triple (transparent) = triple + ly

The adverb 'triply' is transparently derived from the adjective 'triple' by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

The word triply comes from triple and the prefix tri-, both meaning 'three' or 'three times', and you can see the same idea in trio and triangle. So to do something triply is to do it 'three times' or in 'three parts'.