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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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
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PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
No publisher had ever promoted a work of fiction this way, and this book was doubly shocking.
—Jason Colavito, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
In short, Hayek’s advice to Fisher was doubly good.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
And, doubly luckily for us, our local producers are leading the nonalcoholic way.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Doubly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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doubly
adverb
dou·bly
ˈdəb-lē
: to twice the amount or degree
doubly glad
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