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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Glynn MooreExamples 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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Last year’s Resonator Awards were postponed due to the Los Angeles fires, prompting the launch of the organization’s Wildfire Relief Fund, which made this year’s gathering feel doubly welcome.
—Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
This precision matters doubly because ALICE tracks both matter and antimatter.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
This is doubly true for award flights.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
This is doubly useful because the therapist can inspect what the AI actually said and compare that to what the client believes the AI indicated.
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Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
This precision matters doubly because ALICE tracks both matter and antimatter.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
This is doubly true for award flights.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
This is doubly useful because the therapist can inspect what the AI actually said and compare that to what the client believes the AI indicated.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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doubly
adverb
dou·bly
ˈdəb-lē
: to twice the amount or degree
doubly glad
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