doubly

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doubly

/ˈdʌb.li/
/ˈdʌ.bəl.li/

Rhymes with -ʌbli

Where it comes from

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

adverb

not comparable, usually, of degree, of relative importance In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree. My mother was always doubly careful when winding the grandfather clock.
Similar: double
not comparable In two ways. Stealing and then lying about it is doubly wrong.
Similar: dually
not comparable, obsolete With duplicity.
Similar: deceptively, double-handedly, duplicitously

Similar: twofold

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: twice, double, twofold, dually, dual, filled, extra, undoubtedly, two-times, binate, bifold, twin, bilaterally, duplicate, duplicated, duplicative

adverb

Similar: twofold

Translations

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adv in a double manner

Español	doblemente
Français	doublement
Deutsch	doppelt
Italiano	doppiamente
Русский	вдвойне vdvojne

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@misc{doubly_2026,
  title = {doubly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doubly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}