trebly

English

Etymology

treble +‎ -ly

Adjective

trebly (comparative treblier or more trebly, superlative trebliest or most trebly)

Having treble, or high-pitched, qualities.

Adverb

trebly (not comparable)

Three times, thrice (archaic)
To three times the extent or degree; triply.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, Cignet Classic (1998), page 13:
  For my part, I must do my best to save this fellow's trebly worthless life; Jim, you get me a basin.

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