doubly

«doubly» in Mova's school dictionary: Twice as much; in two ways — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (doubly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Twice as much; in two ways. tree →

2) Even more, or especially. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, «doubly sure» means very sure, checked twice. In maths, «doubly» relates to double, meaning ×2. Phrases: doubly important, doubly careful, make doubly sure.

examples

• Make doubly sure the door is locked. tree →
• It is doubly important to wear a helmet on a busy road. tree →
• She was doubly happy: she won and her friend won too. tree →
• Check your work doubly carefully. tree →
• The cake was doubly sweet with icing and jam. tree →
• It's doubly hard when it's cold and wet. tree →
• And, with help, she laid beside him the load of three men of doubly refined gold. tree →

note

Spelling: doubly, not «doublely». In maths problems, «doubly» suggests multiplying by 2, but often just means «very».

In the corpora

• Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two doubly landlocked countries, and Samarkand and Bukhara, great Silk Road cities, are in Uzbekistan.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «doubly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.