doubly

adverb

dou·​bly ˈdə-b(ə-)lē How to pronounce doubly (audio)
Synonyms of doublynext
1
: in a twofold manner
2
: to twice the degree
doubly glad
doubly frustrating
3
: in two ways : for two reasons
The gentle rain was a doubly good thing because it washed the pollen off our cars.—Glynn Moore

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Her grades and musical talent make her parents doubly proud of her. we were doubly certain of her guilt after we read the article in the newspaper
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The loss ended up being doubly damning, because the Diamondbacks scored five runs in the final two innings and walked off the Cubs 5-4 to gain a game in the standings. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 That can be doubly true if El Niño lives up to its rainy reputation. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 All of this is doubly true of hornets, which are bigger and more aggressive than most wasps. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026 So, what was already going to be an organizational rebuild became doubly hard from the jump. — Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doubly

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of doubly was in the 15th century

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doubly

adverb
dou·​bly ˈdəb-lē How to pronounce doubly (audio)
: to twice the amount or degree
doubly glad
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