adverb
- three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- in threefold quantity or degree.
- very; extremely.
adverb
- three times
- in threefold degree
- archaic greatly
adv.c.1200, from Old English þriga, þriwa “thrice” (from þrie “three;” see three) + adverbial genitive -es, changed to -ce c.1600 to reflect voiceless pronunciation.