Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doubly

/ˈdʌb.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: doub-ly
IPA: /ˈdʌb.li/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.

adv

adv

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"My mother was always doubly careful when winding the grandfather clock."
"Losing a teenmover is doubly painful; so Black continues to make moves."
"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."
"Stealing and then lying about it is doubly wrong."

Etymology

From Middle English dowbly, doubli, dubli, doubeliche, equivalent to double + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dowbly

Usage

Obsolete

Phrases

doubly even doubly incontinent doubly infinite doubly labeled water doubly-linked doubly magic doubly transitive

Synonyms

double twofold dually deceptively double-handedly duplicitously twice in two ways

Rhymes With

bubbly hubley kubly stubbly jubbly

Questions

How do you pronounce doubly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌb.li/.
What does doubly mean?: In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.
Where does doubly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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