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.—
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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
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The Academy could have given Jordan a pair of golden guys, since his performance as Southern siblings is doubly spectacular.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Receiving recognition by a humanitarian institution such as Amnesty International within the context of a cinematic institution such as the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival is doubly important for a filmmaker, since their work is honored both on an artistic and a humanitarian level.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Gibbons is also credited as the designer of the distinctive gold Oscar statuette, doubly enshrining his place in Academy Awards history.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
In Tehran, the only men who currently have the legitimacy to end the war are now doubly committed to the character of the Islamic Republic.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Receiving recognition by a humanitarian institution such as Amnesty International within the context of a cinematic institution such as the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival is doubly important for a filmmaker, since their work is honored both on an artistic and a humanitarian level.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Gibbons is also credited as the designer of the distinctive gold Oscar statuette, doubly enshrining his place in Academy Awards history.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
In Tehran, the only men who currently have the legitimacy to end the war are now doubly committed to the character of the Islamic Republic.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Doubly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubly. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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doubly
adverb
dou·bly
ˈdəb-lē
: to twice the amount or degree
doubly glad
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