double-mindedly

adverb

In a double-minded manner; ambivalently or indecisively

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Meanings

adverbdouble-mindedly (comparative more double-mindedly, superlative most double-mindedly)

comparative more double-mindedly · superlative most double-mindedly

  1. In a double-minded manner; ambivalently or indecisively

    His own insecurities drive him to double-mindedly worship his wife, while at the same time, loathing her.

    2013, Angela Powers Flippen, Diary of an Unlikely Warrior: A Practical Guide for Spiritual Warfare, →ISBN, page 6

Origin

From double-minded + -ly.

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APA

double-mindedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-mindedly

MLA

“double-mindedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-mindedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-mindedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-mindedly.

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