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Definition of deservedly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deservedly

adverb
 
/dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/
 
/dɪˈzɜːrvɪdli/
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  1. in the way that is deserved; correctly
    • The restaurant is deservedly popular.
    • He has just been chosen for the top job, and deservedly so.
    opposite undeservedly
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeservedly is used with these adjectives:
    • popular
    See full entry
See deservedly in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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