doubly

Etymology

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

adv

  1. (usually of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.
    My mother was always doubly careful when winding the grandfather clock.
  2. In two ways
    Stealing and then lying about it is doubly wrong.
  3. (obsolete) with duplicity

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