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

deservedly

adverb

/dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/

/dɪˈzɜːrvɪdli/

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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
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Deservedly is used with these adjectives:
popular
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