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dou·bly  (dbl)
adv.
1. To a double degree; twice: doubly protected; made doubly certain.
2. In a twofold manner.

doubly [ˈdʌblɪ]
adv
1. to or in a double degree, quantity, or measure doubly careful
2. in two ways doubly wrong
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.doublydoubly - to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"
2.doubly - in a twofold manner; "he was doubly wrong"

doubly
adverb twice as, in two ways, twofold, as much again, in double measure She now felt doubly guilty.
Translations
doubly [ˈdʌblɪ] ADV
1. (= twice as) [important, difficult, dangerous] → doblemente
we are doubly determined to win this timeesta vez estamos doblemente or mucho más empeñados en ganar
you'll have to be doubly careful from now ona partir de ahora tienes que tener el doble de cuidado
since then she has been doubly careful to lock the doordesde entonces se cuida todavía más de cerrar la puerta con llave
he has to work doubly hard to make up for lost timetiene que trabajar el doble para recuperar el tiempo perdido
to make doubly sureasegurarse muy bien
2. (= in two ways) → por partida doble
Fran was doubly mistakenFran estaba equivocada por partida doble
it's a delicious dessert, doubly so when you use cream instead of milkes un postre riquísimo, y el doble de rico si usas nata en vez de leche
doubly [ˈdʌbli] adv
(= in two ways) → doublement
(= all the more) [important, difficult, sure] → d'autant plus
doubly
advdoppelt; to work doubly harddoppelt so hart arbeiten; to make doubly sure (that …)ganz sichergehen(, dass …); doubly soumso mehr; this road is dangerous, doubly so when it’s icydiese Straße ist gefährlich, umso mehr bei Glatteis
doubly [ˈdʌblɪ] advdoppiamente
to be doubly careful → stare doppiamente attento/a
doubly [ˈdʌblɪ] advdoppiamente
to be doubly careful → stare doppiamente attento/a


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It is on her account that attention to Randalls is doubly due, and she must doubly feel the omission.
He now saw her in all the most shocking postures of death; nay, he considered all the miseries of prostitution to which she would be liable, and of which he would be doubly the occasion; first by seducing, and then by deserting her; for he well knew the hatred which all her neighbours, and even her own sisters, bore her, and how ready they would all be to tear her to pieces.
who didst not refuse to the swart convict, Bunyan, the pale, poetic pearl; Thou who didst clothe with doubly hammered leaves of finest gold, the stumped and paupered arm of old Cervantes; Thou who didst pick up Andrew Jackson from the pebbles; who didst hurl him upon a war-horse; who didst thunder him higher than a throne
 
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