adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree. not-comparable, usually

   "My mother was always doubly careful when winding the grandfather clock."

2. 2
   In two ways not-comparable

   "Stealing and then lying about it is doubly wrong."

3. 3
   with duplicity not-comparable, obsolete

Adverb

1. 1
   to double the degree wordnet
2. 2
   in a twofold manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

deceptivelydoubledoubledouble-handedlyduallyduplicitously

Example

More examples

"I'm doubly disappointed on the lack of improvement from my team."

Etymology

From Middle English dowbly, doubli, dubli, doubeliche, equivalent to double + -ly.

Related phrases

doubly evendoubly incontinentdoubly infinitedoubly labeled waterdoubly magicdoubly transitivedoubly-linked

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