"doubly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdʌbli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doubly.wav [UK]
Etymology: double + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|double|ly}} double + -ly
  1. If you are doubly responsible, careful, proud, etc., you are like that in two ways or for two reasons.
    Sense id: simple-doubly-en-adv-11aqeE6y
  2. If you are doubly affected by something, you experience it with twice the usual strength of feeling.
    Sense id: simple-doubly-en-adv-VSAdyA3G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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