"doubly" meaning in English

See doubly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈdʌb.li/, /ˈdʌ.bəl.li/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doubly.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English dowbly, doubli, dubli, doubeliche, equivalent to double + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dowbly}} Middle English dowbly, {{m|enm|doubli}} doubli, {{m|enm|dubli}} dubli, {{m|enm|doubeliche}} doubeliche, {{suffix|en|double|ly}} double + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} doubly (not comparable)
  1. (usually of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree. Tags: not-comparable, usually Synonyms (in a double manner): double Translations (in a double manner): двойно (dvojno) (Bulgarian), doblement (Catalan), dvojitě (Czech), dubbel (Dutch), doublement (French), doppelt (German), doppiamente (Italian), podwójnie (Polish), вдвойне (vdvojne) (Russian), doblemente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-doubly-en-adv-DozV1mrX Disambiguation of 'in a double manner': 94 5 1 Disambiguation of 'in a double manner': 94 5 1
  2. In two ways Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Two Synonyms (in two ways): dually
    Sense id: en-doubly-en-adv-flY57ek~ Disambiguation of Two: 13 62 25 Disambiguation of 'in two ways': 3 96 0
  3. (obsolete) with duplicity Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Distributive numbers Synonyms (with duplicity): deceptively, double-handedly, duplicitously
    Sense id: en-doubly-en-adv-GbuFSYb5 Disambiguation of Distributive numbers: 9 35 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 87 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 18 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 3 19 78 Disambiguation of 'with duplicity': 0 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: twofold, twice Derived forms: doubly even, doubly incontinent, doubly infinite, doubly labeled water, doubly-linked, doubly magic, doubly transitive

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