doubly
pronunciation
How to pronounce doubly in British English:
UK [ˈdʌbli]
How to pronounce doubly in American English:
US [ˈdʌbli]
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- Adverb:
- to double the degree
- in a twofold manner
Word Origin
- doubly (adv.)
- late 14c., from double (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost .
- 2. He was doubly disadvantaged as a foreigner and an intellectual .
- 3. Free-speech defenders were outraged , seeing the move as doubly ill-conceived .
- 4. Given the uncertainty surrounding the euro , such hedging is doubly wise .
- 5. Worse , a second shock-higher commodity prices-has made life doubly difficult for central banks .