DOUBLY
doubly, double, twice
(adverb) to double the degree; “she was doubly rewarded”; “his eyes were double bright”
doubly, in two ways
(adverb) in a twofold manner; “he was doubly wrong”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
doubly (not comparable)
(usually, of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; twice the severity or degree.
In two ways
(obsolete) with duplicity
Synonyms
• (in a double manner): double, twofold; see also twice
• (in two ways): dually
• (with duplicity): deceptively, double-handedly, duplicitously
Anagrams
• bloudy
Source: Wiktionary
Dou"bly, adv.
1. In twice the quantity; to twice the degree; as, doubly wise or
good; to be doubly sensible of an obligation. Dryden.
2. Deceitfully. "A man that deals doubly." Huloet.
DOUBLE
Dou"ble, a. Etym: [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble,
double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh.
that of plenus full; akin to Gr. Two, and Full, and cf. Diploma,
Duple.]
1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made
twice as large or as much, etc.
Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 2 Kings ii. 9.
Darkness and tempest make a double night. Dryden.
2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set
together; coupled.
[Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake, Float double, swan and
shadow. Wordsworth.
3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other
secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.
With a double heart do they speak. Ps. xii. 2.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the
natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense
of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some
other plants have their blossoms naturally double.
Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound word,
generally denoting two ways, or twice the number, quantity, force,
etc., twofold, or having two. Double base, or Double bass (Mus.), the
largest and lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the
contrabasso or violone.
– Double convex. See under Convex.
– Double counterpoint (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or
composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by setting
one of them an octave higher or lower.
– Double court (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four players,
two on each side.
– Double dagger (Print.), a reference mark (||) next to the dagger
(|) in order; a diesis.
– Double drum (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both ends.
– Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States having the value
of 20 dollars.
– Double entry. See under Bookkeeping.
– Double floor (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists support
flooring joists above and ceiling joists below. See Illust. of
Double-framed floor.
– Double flower. See Double, a., 4.
– Double-framed floor (Arch.), a double floor having girders into
which the binding joists are framed.
– Double fugue (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.
– Double letter. (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.
(b) A mail requiring double postage.
– Double note (Mus.), a note of double the length of the semibreve;
a breve. See Breve.
– Double octave (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves, or
fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.
– Double pica. See under Pica.
– Double play (Baseball), a play by which two players are put out
at the same time.
– Double plea (Law), a plea alleging several matters in answer to
the declaration, where either of such matters alone would be a
sufficient bar to the action. Stephen.
– Double point (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two branches
cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of a curve are called
double points, since they possess most of the properties of double
points (see Conjugate). They are also called acnodes, and those
points where the branches of the curve really cross are called
crunodes. The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.
– Double quarrel. (Eccl. Law) See Duplex querela, under Duplex.
– Double refraction. (Opt.) See Refraction.
– Double salt. (Chem.) (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which
has been saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the
double carbonate of sodium and potassium, NaKCO3.6H2O. (b) A
molecular combination of two distinct salts, as common alum, which
consists of the sulphate of aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium
or ammonium.
– Double shuffle, a low, noisy dance.
– Double standard (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of monetary
values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which
are made legal tender.
– Double star (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as to be
seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such stars may be only
optically near to each other, or may be physically connected so that
they revolve round their common center of gravity, and in the latter
case are called also binary stars.
– Double time (Mil.). Same as Double-quick.
– Double window, a window having two sets of glazed sashes with an
air space between them.
Dou"ble, adv.
Definition: Twice; doubly.
I was double their age. Swift.
Dou"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doubled; p. pr. & vb. n. Doubling.]
Etym: [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L. duplare, fr.
duplus. See Double, a.]
1. To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or
the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a
number, or length.
Double six thousand, and then treble that. Shak.
2. To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together
in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double
the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often
followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth. Prior.
Then the old man Was wroth, and doubled up his hands. Tennyson.
3. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth
twice as much as.
Thus reënforced, against the adverse fleet, Still doubling ours,
brave Rupert leads the way. Dryden.
4. To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the
direction of motion.
Sailing along the coast, the doubled the promontory of Carthage.
Knolles.
5. (Mil.)
Definition: To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
Dou"ble, v. i.
1. To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or
value; to increase or grow to twice as much.
'T is observed in particular nations, that within the space of three
hundred years, notwithstanding all casualties, the number of men
doubles. T. Burnet.
2. To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same
ground, or in an opposite direction.
Doubling and turning like a hunted hare. Dryden.
Doubling and doubling with laborious walk. Wordsworth.
3. To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.
What penalty and danger you accrue, If you be found to double. J.
Webster.
4. (Print.)
Definition: To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a
doublet. To double upon (Mil.), to inclose between two fires.
Dou"ble, n.
1. Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and
the like.
If the thief be found, let him pay double. Ex. xxii. 7.
2. Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet,
2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.
3. That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a
fold.
Rolled up in sevenfold double Of plagues. Marston.
4. A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a
shift; an artifice.
These men are too well acquainted with the chase to be flung off by
any false steps or doubles. Addison.
5. Something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a
counterpart. Hence, a wraith.
My charming friend . . . has, I am almost sure, a double, who
preaches his afternoon sermons for him. Atlantic Monthly.
6. A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player
in his absence; a substitute.
7. Double beer; strong beer.
8. (Eccl.)
Definition: A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice,
before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in
simple feasts. Shipley.
9. (Lawn Tennis)
Definition: A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for
doubles.
10. (Mus.)
Definition: An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition