SIXFOLD

sextuple, sixfold, six-fold

(adjective) having six units or components

sixfold, six times

(adverb) by a factor of six; “the population of this town increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding hills”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sixfold (not comparable)

Having six component parts.

Adverb

sixfold (not comparable)

Times six, multiplied by six.

Source: Wiktionary


Six"fold`, a. Etym: [AS. sixfealand.]

Definition: Six times repeated; six times as much or as many.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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