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

The sweater is available in four colors, including a pale gray that’s similar to Jolie’s and an icy blue that’s doubly discounted for Amazon Prime members. —Clara McMahon, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024

The rule of chicken holds doubly true for turkey: light meat is best eaten cold, and dark meat is best eaten warm. —Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024

The action is doubly surprising because UMG distributes both artists’ recordings. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024

Shot almost entirely in tight close-up, Falconetti’s Joan is doubly mute: first, of course, because the film itself is silent but, more pointedly, because the sparse script, based on records of Joan’s 1431 trial, puts nearly all the words in the mouths of her captors. —Dana Stevens, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024

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