ˈthrīs adverb
Etymology: Middle English thries, from thrie three times (from Old English thriga, thriwa ) + -es, gen. singular ending of nouns (functioning adverbially, as in nedes needs); akin to Old Frisian thria three times, Old Saxon thriio, thriwo; derivatives from the root of Old English thrīe three — more at three , -s
1. : three times
a cleaning woman thrice weekly should do — Waldo Frank
bells … which thrice daily chime the Angelus — American Guide Series: California
2.
a. : in a threefold manner or degree
b. : to high degree : fully , repeatedly — used as an intensive
thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just — Shakespeare