deservedly

[ dih-zur-vid-lee ]

/ dɪˈzɜr vɪd li /

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adverb

according to desert; justly; rightly.

Words nearby deservedly

deserticolous, desertification, desertion, deserve, deserved, deservedly, deserving, desex, desexualize, deshabille, desi

Origin of deservedly

First recorded in 1540–50; deserved + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM deservedly

half-de·serv·ed·ly, adverbun·de·serv·ed·ly, adverbwell-de·serv·ed·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for deservedly

And with a multi-facetted oddball like John Lurie, most deservedly so.
The Gods of Punk Are Back in New York City|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unsurprisingly, and deservedly, it got its own Twitter account.
Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point|Tim Teeman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The film is already generating considerable Oscar buzz, and deservedly so.
How Jehane Noujaim Made The Year’s Most Dangerous Documentary ‘The Square’|Andrew Romano|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was nominated, deservedly so, for Best Sound Mixing and Best Cinematography.
Why No Oscar Love For 'Inside Llewyn Davis'?|Tim Teeman|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The three “locks” are Globe winners 12 Years A Slave and American Hustle (deservedly so), and Gravity (ditto).
2014 Oscar Predictions: Who Will and Who Should Be Nominated|Marlow Stern, Kevin Fallon|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was deservedly popular because scrupulously impartial, rigidly just and proverbial for humanity and kindness.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson
I am sure it must be recorded in judgment against us, and deservedly too.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 9 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
Mme. Curie is deservedly popular in French scientific circles.
Woman in Science|John Augustine Zahm
Mr. Irving, himself most deservedly a man of mark, looked on with much, surprise.
The International Weekly Miscellany, Volume I. No. 8|Various
This portrait, which seems to have been deservedly popular, was published with variations.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. First Volume|Joseph Grego

British Dictionary definitions for deservedly

deservedly

/ (dɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ) /

adverb

according to merit; justly

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deservedly

adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for deservedly

adverb