deservedly
9
3.7
- adverb
- /dɪˈzɜrvɪdli/
:
merecidamente
- It's the ultimate Star Wars experience, and it is deservedly on our 100 best games of all time.
But God is never angry like he says, unless deservedly so.
- But God is never angry like he says, unless deservedly so.
- He says it was by doing so that Diogenes and Heraclitus and men like them were were deservedly divine and deservedly so-called.
- It's not nearly as much as you would think sitting with Oprah, who's obviously a billionaire and quite frankly, deservedly Oprah's Oprah is.
Examples
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Lucian had been his hero, the one he placed above all others, and deservedly so.
Fiction book (2002) -
Military benefits are deservedly generous.
Academic text (2015) -
But God is never angry like he says, unless deservedly so.
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- And very deservedly, I might add.
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The owners feel entitled to a larger slice of this new pie and deservedly so.
Blog text (32) -
A human rights policy applied selectively and deservedly loses much of its moral authority.
Academic text (1992) -
His response to Hurricane Katrina was deservedly criticized for its mismanagement.
Academic text (2008) -
He was a man of courage, heart and dignity, of whom a beloved wife and cherished son may be deservedly proud.
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René St Michel is being tossed out of the game, and deservedly so, as the score remains Ice Hounds 1, Charlestown Chiefs, no score.
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The athlete deservedly received the award for his outstanding performance this season.
Synonyms
113
2.6
In a fair way because someone deserves it
72
3.7
In a fair and legal way
20
3.4
In a fair and honest way
17
4.6
For a good reason that can be shown to be right
1
6.9
In a way that deserves respect or praise
1
4.5
In a way that shows someone earned praise or a reward for their actions
1
6.3
In a way that deserves praise for doing a good job
In a way that deserves praise or reward
In a way people admire for doing something good
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Etymology
Deservedly comes from deserve, a word that long ago meant 'to earn by serving' and is related to the common words serve and service. So, if someone is praised or punished deservedly, it means they 'earned' that result because of what they did.