adj. 1. Consisting of five parts or members. 2. Five times as much in size, strength, number, or amount. n. A fivefold amount or number. tr. & intr.v. quin·tu·pled, quin·tu·pling, quin·tu·ples To multiply or be multiplied by five. [French, from Old French : Latin quīntus, fifth; see penkwe in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -ple, -fold (from Latin -plus; see pel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] quin·tuply adv. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.