deservedly
deservedly · more deservedly · most deservedly
verdientermaßen
In a way or to a degree that is deserved or meritedIn a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
/dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/
» Deservedly, the judgement for your wrongdoing was guilty.
Meaning
1 sensesIn 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.
verdientermaßen
as deserved
Examples
2 sentencesDeservedly, the judgement for your wrongdoing was guilty.
He is deservedly popular.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
in a manner that is deserved:
Forms
more deservedly, most deservedly| Comparative | more deservedly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most deservedly |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedundeservedly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb