DOUBLY


Meaning of DOUBLY in English

ˈdəb(ə)lē, -li adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from double (I) + -ly

1.

a. : to twice the degree : in twice the quantity

this responsibility is doubly heavy — Hunter Mead

would now be doubly certain to investigate — T.B.Costain

b. : in a twofold manner : in two degrees — used chiefly in botany

doubly crenate

doubly dentate

2. obsolete : in a deceitful manner : dishonestly

they lay a man under a necessity to deal doubly with them — Samuel Richardson

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