doubly
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈdʌb.li/ / /ˈdʌ.bəl.li/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English dowbly, doubli, dubli, doubeliche, equivalent to double + -ly.
- In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.
“My mother was always doubly careful when winding the grandfather clock.”
“Losing a teenmover is doubly painful; so Black continues to make moves.”
- In two ways
“Stealing and then lying about it is doubly wrong.”
- with duplicity