doubly

B2 Topic:Time
US /ˈdʌb.li/
adv Freq #24250

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    To twice the degree; much more than usual.

    Be doubly careful when driving in the snow.

  2. 2
    adv

    In two ways at the same time.

    Lying about the mistake made him doubly guilty.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · to twice the degree; much... twice
2 adv · in two ways at the same time. in two ways
More twofold
Word family
Derived forms doubly-linked

Etymology

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

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