tenfold

[adjective ten-fohld; adverb ten-fohld]

adjective

comprising ten parts or members.
ten times as great or as much.

adverb

in tenfold measure: good deeds rewarded tenfold.

Origin of tenfold

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English tienfeald. See ten, -fold

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Historical Examples of ten-fold

It is the doctrine of Malthus applied in most cases with ten-fold force.
The Foundations of the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
He then seized it himself, and applied it with ten-fold greater force than I had.
Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
A ten-fold sigh was heaved; and Juffrouw Pieterse was again triumphant.
Walter Pieterse
Multatuli
It is at such times that the minutes seem to have ten-fold their real length.
The Great Cattle Trail
Edward S. Ellis
If man has reason, it is only to make him ten-fold more a beast.
The Life of Benjamin Franklin
Mason Locke Weems

British Dictionary definitions for ten-fold

tenfold

adjective

equal to or having 10 times as many or as mucha tenfold increase in population
composed of 10 parts

adverb

by or up to 10 times as many or as muchthe population increased tenfold

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Word Origin and History for ten-fold

tenfold

Old English tienfeald; see ten + -fold.