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Doubly

//ˈdʌb.li// adv

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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

Etymology

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

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