deservedly
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/
Adverb
deservedly (comparative more deservedly, superlative most deservedly)
- (degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
- 1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 2008, Digireads.com Publishing, page 437,
- Emmy, he remembered, was at one time cruelly and deservedly jealous of Rebecca, […] .
- 1986, Facts on File, Editorials on File, Volume 17, Part 2, Infobase Publishing, page 949,
- The vote for Scalia was unanimous, and deservedly so.
- 1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 2008, Digireads.com Publishing, page 437,
Translations
in a manner that is deserved
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