Nearby Words
adverb
1.
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
2.
in threefold quantity or degree.
3.
very; extremely.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English thries, equivalent to obsolete thrie thrice (Old English thrīga) + -s -s1
1150–1200; Middle English thries, equivalent to obsolete thrie thrice (Old English thrīga) + -s -s1
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Thrice
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- For some debt profiles, this proportion will be close to thrice the reciprocal of the average maturity.
- My house is thrice as heavy as a light timber frame house.
- Petraeus should think twice or even thrice about this.
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Word Origin & History
thrice
c.1200, from O.E. þriga, þriwa "thrice" (from þrie "three;" see three) + adverbial genitive -es, changed to -ce c.1600 to reflect voiceless pronunciation.
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