Category:Thrice

Thrice, adv. Etym: [oe. thries; thrie thrice (as., ) + -s, the Adverbal suffix. See three, and -wards.]

1. Three times. "thrice in vain." Spenser. Verily i say unto thee. That this night, before the cock crow, thou Shalt deny me thrice. Matt. xxvi. 34.

2. In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very. Thrice noble lord, let me entreat of you to pardon me. Shak. Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just. Shak.

Note: thrice is often used, generally with an intensive force, to Form compounds which are usually of obvious meaning; as, in thrice- Blessed, thrice-favored, thrice-hallowed, thrice-happy, thrice-told, And the like.