twofold

American  

[too-fohld, too-fohld] / ˈtuˌfoʊld, ˈtuˈfoʊld /

adjective

1. having two elements or parts.

2. twice as great or as much; double.

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adverb

1. in twofold measure; doubly.

twofold British  

/ ˈtuːˌfəʊld /

adjective

1. equal to twice as many or twice as much; double

   a twofold increase

2. made of two parts; dual

   a twofold reason

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adverb

1. doubly

Other Word Forms

• twofoldness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of twofold

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at two, -fold

Example Sentences

“We’ve had a mass evacuation of Victorians,” said Ray Bell, owner of the Twofold Bay Motor Inn in Eden, a beach town in the south of New South Wales.

From Reuters • Jul. 8, 2020

Twofold Challenge Changing that class profile won't be easy.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 28, 2010

Twofold were Herbert Hoover's promises to U. S. farmers in the 1928 campaign.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Is the appellant Lewis Pyneweck in court?" asked Chief-Justice Twofold, in a voice of thunder, that shook the woodwork of the Court, and boomed down the corridors.

From In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Yet on the southern seaboard, from Twofold Bay to Galo Island, they will take the hook during a black north-easter, as freely as they do when the wind is blowing from any other quarter.

From Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 by Becke, Louis