doubly

CEFRB2

/ˈdʌb.li/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a way that is twice as much or strong.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In two ways

Examples

  • I'm doubly disappointed on the lack of improvement from my team.

  • To be considered doubly landlocked, a country must be surrounded only by other landlocked countries.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdʌ.bəl.li/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. with duplicity

  2. In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.

More examples

In context

  • My mother was always doubly careful when winding the grandfather clock.

  • Stealing and then lying about it is doubly wrong.

  • Losing a teenmover is doubly painful; so Black continues to make moves.

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

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