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 of doubly

• twice

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

But the boys at the ludus, whose ranks notably include decent guy Celadus (Dan Hamill) and his hotheaded son Tarchon (Jordi Webber), are not keen to admit a woman to their ranks and are doubly peeved that Ashur is skipping her into a headlining role. —Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025

So we are doubly blessed with a new single and a new photo, both of which are quite tender. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025

In comparison to simple photoionization, this doubly resonant pathway absorbs more than 100 times as many photons and resulted in a much higher overall efficiency. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025

Well, Fräulein’s fruit actually came from California; these distillations of Maui are doubly unbelievable in the dead of winter. —The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for doubly

• bubbly
• stably

Kids Definition

doubly

adverb

dou·​bly ˈdəb-lē 

: to twice the amount or degree

doubly glad