six·ty·fold I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fōld\adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sixtigfeald, from sextig sixty + -feald -fold — more at sixty 1.: having 60 parts or aspects 2.: being 60 times as large, as great, or as many as some understood size, degree, or amount < a sixtyfold increase > II. adverb : to 60 times as much or as many : by 60 times < brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold — Mt 13: 8 (Authorized Version) >