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doubly

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌb.li/ / /ˈdʌ.bəl.li/

adv

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

  1. 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.”

  2. In two ways

    “Stealing and then lying about it is doubly wrong.”

  3. with duplicity