Doubly

Examples

• Once my heart sat lightly in my bosom; all the beauty of the world was doubly beautiful, irradiated by the sun-light shed from my own soul. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• And that it was another was enough to make Mr. Thornton's pale grave face grow doubly wan and stern at Dixon's answer. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• But, after having let herself be surprised in a falsehood, it was doubly stupid to snub the witness of her discomfiture. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It is on her account that attention to Randalls is doubly due, and she must doubly feel the omission. Jane Austen. Emma.
• He was a great favorite in his own circle, and whatever he implied to any one's disadvantage told doubly from his careless ironical tone. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Standing in front of the factory office, the visitor is doubly impressed with the magnitude of the view before him. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• And if I adored her before, I now doubly adore her. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The contrast of her manners and appearance with those of the heiress, made the idea of a union with the latter appear doubly ludicrous and odious. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Rebecca used to mimic her to her face with the most admirable gravity, thereby rendering the imitation doubly piquant to her worthy patroness. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• And here, miles and miles away from them, here I must remain--held, doubly held, at the disposal of the law! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Many were doubly eager to quit a nook of ground now become their prison, which appeared unable to resist the inroads of ocean's giant waves. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The cold and frosty night without was doubly frigid to her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• What had been hardly won, was now, entirely possessed, doubly dear. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Rebecca was doubly affectionate, of course, and would not take notice, in the least, of her friend's coolness. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• This rendered confidences with Fanny doubly precious to Little Dorrit, and heightened the relief they afforded her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• And on the most delicate of all personal subjects, the habit of proud suspicious reticence told doubly. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• When Frank left us, continued he, it was quite uncertain when we might see him again, which makes this day's news doubly welcome. Jane Austen. Emma.
• They have doubly sacrificed their caste--first, in crossing the sea; secondly, in disguising themselves as jugglers. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• But I was bound to appear, if called on, at the adjourned inquest, and doubly bound to answer my bail before the magistrate at Knowlesbury. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• What makes it doubly interesting is that Tom Johnson confirmed it a few months before he died. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• I said, Remember it doubly and trebly in the presence of your wife's sister, Miss Halcombe. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.

Typist: Ruth