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deservedly
[ dih-zur-vid-lee ]
adverb
- according to desert; justly; rightly.
deservedly
/ dɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ /
adverb
- according to merit; justly
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- half-de·served·ly adverb
- unde·served·ly adverb
- well-de·served·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deservedly1
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Example Sentences
The Innocence Project has done deservedly celebrated work exposing cases of wrongful convictions, chiefly in rapes and homicides.
And with a multi-facetted oddball like John Lurie, most deservedly so.
Unsurprisingly, and deservedly, it got its own Twitter account.
The film is already generating considerable Oscar buzz, and deservedly so.
It was nominated, deservedly so, for Best Sound Mixing and Best Cinematography.
Lawrence Hyde, earl of Rochester, died; deservedly respected as an able statesman.
Mr. Willis gained a wide and deservedly high reputation as the builder of many Cathedral organs—upwards of sixteen.
The Prince who remained at the head of the government was deservedly popular among the Brazilians.
Durham, like Canterbury, is a town that is much favored by the artists, and deservedly so.
But to every one of my household, save Susan who did not count, he was—I admit, deservedly—an object of loathing.
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