dually

adverb

du·​al·​ly ˈdü-ə(l)-ˌlē 

also ˈdyü-

: in a double capacity : in two ways

Since the library functions dually as a working room for a writer and a space for entertaining, the architect was careful to make a place for everything.

—Carol Vogel

… rising prescription drug costs for those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid …

—Inside Health Reform

Examples of dually in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are other exemptions as well, like if a diesel truck has a gross vehicle weight rating over 14,000 pounds, like a massive Ford F-350 dually, doesn’t need smog testing. — Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

As Wagner detailed in talking to German Television, the truck's stock dually rear tire set-up has been stripped back to a single pair of tires, a change that cuts rolling resistance and weight. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

Sassower is dually licensed in New York and Connecticut. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Olivia Rodrigo is a student of Love and her ilk who has been riding high off the one-two punch of 2021’s Sour and 2023’s Guts, chart-toppers dually indebted to modern pop and ’90s grunge. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dually

• actually
• contextually
• unusually