adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Synonym of quintuple: To multiply or be multiplied by five.

   "He gives the agents 50 gp and promises to pentuple it if they discover who's harassing his business."

Adjective

1. 1
   Synonym of quintuple in its various senses. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

quintuplequintuple

Example

More examples

"Few would deny the impossibility of failing to misunderstand a pentuple negative."

Etymology

From penta- (“five”) + -ple, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and Latin plus (“in sum”).

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