threefold

adj 1: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or

triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: {treble},

{triple}]

2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or

qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the

office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and

private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its

double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: {double},

{dual}, {twofold}, {treble}]

adv : by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the

past five years" [syn: {three times}]