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Definition of "triply" [trip•ly]

  • In three ways: As an actor, singer, and juggler, she was triply qualified for the role. (adverb)
  • To a triple degree: a triply redundant navigational system. (adverb)
  • Three times: Prices were triply inflated. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "triply" in a sentence
  • "Quoting her post while indicating that in her case, you would cooperate to the full extent the law would request does read as a threat in that sense, and triply so because of the previous paragraph."
  • "Lincoln boasted that the combination of emancipation and black recruitment “works doubly—weakening the enemy and strengthening us,” but “triply” might have been more accurate.6"
  • "So I was triply delighted to find out about a game bundle put together by indie game developers."
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