doubly

adverb

dou·​bly ˈdə-b(ə-)lē 

1

: in a twofold manner

2

: to twice the degree

doubly glad

doubly frustrating

3

: in two ways : for two reasons

The gentle rain was a doubly good thing because it washed the pollen off our cars.

—Glynn Moore

Synonyms

• double
• twice
• twofold

Examples of doubly in a Sentence

Her grades and musical talent make her parents doubly proud of her.

we were doubly certain of her guilt after we read the article in the newspaper

Recent Examples on the Web

If anything, the anemic numbers were doubly disappointing for ESPN, recorded in the year the field was expanded to 12 teams. —Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025

To get to New Orleans and Super Bowl LIX by knocking off Harris’ Commanders would be doubly sweet for the Illadelph. —David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025

Stock market investing is always risky, and speculative stock-market investing, as in quantum computing stocks (or AI, turn-of-the-century dotcoms or Bitcoin not too long ago), is doubly risky. —Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

As someone who has lived in Altadena for 20 years and was raised in Pasadena, Ferdinand felt doubly affected by the fires. —Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

doubly

adverb

dou·​bly ˈdəb-lē 

: to twice the amount or degree

doubly glad