double negative

NOUN /dəbəl_'nɛɡətɪv/
15 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

double negative is a valid 15-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2O1U1B3L1E1N1E1G2A1T1I1V4E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does double negative mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A grammatically substandard but emphatic negative.

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