Deservedly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Deservedly is an adverb meaning (degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
Meaning
(degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
Example Sentences
THE Jesuits have been condemned, and deservedly condemned, by the unanimous consent of the whole of Christendom.
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, Emmy, he remembered, was at one time cruelly and deservedly jealous of Rebecca, […] .
Elsad Zverotic gave Montenegro hope with a goal with the last kick of the first half - and when Rooney was deservedly shown red by referee Wolfgang Stark, England were placed under pressure they could not survive.
Antonyms for deservedly
Common opposites include undeservedly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include justifiably, rightfully, rightly, justly, correctly, precisely.
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