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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Odegaard’s recent medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee will be doubly frustrating as a result, with that pair now missing opportunities to build more chemistry.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Completeness can go no further than doubly exponential, and soundness can go no lower than exponential.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
This is doubly important when buying from Amazon, where lower quality materials can be buried far down the page in product descriptions.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Completeness can go no further than doubly exponential, and soundness can go no lower than exponential.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Numerous others are doubly represented (Jean-Claude Ellena, Jean-Paul Guerlain, Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, Francis Kurkdjian, Geza Schoen, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, Dominique Ropion, Pierre Wargnye, Olivier Creed, and Jacques Polge).
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Doubly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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doubly
adverb
dou·bly
ˈdəb-lē
: to twice the amount or degree
doubly glad
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