deservedly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English deserved Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English deservedly From deserved + -ly.
Meanings
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(qualifier:degree) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
1986, Facts on File, Editorials on File, Volume 17, Part 2, Infobase Publishing, page 949, The vote for Scalia was unanimous, and deservedly so.
THE Jesuits have been condemned, and deservedly condemned, by the unanimous consent of the whole of Christendom.
1859, James Maden Holt, The Jesuits: A Lecture Delivered in St. Saviour's School, near Bacup, May 16th 1859, page 1:1847-48, 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.
2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more deservedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most deservedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
hu megérdemelten (in a manner that is deserved) · gl merecidamente (in a manner that is deserved) · de verdientermaßen (in a manner that is deserved) · pl zasłużenie (in a manner that is deserved) · hu méltán (in a manner that is deserved) · fi ansaitusti (in a manner that is deserved) · pt merecidamente (in a manner that is deserved) · la meritō (in a manner that is deserved) · es merecidamente (in a manner that is deserved)