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deservedly

/dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/

deservedly adverb: in a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.

Adverb

deservedly (comparative more deservedly, superlative most deservedly)

  1. (degree) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
    • Emmy, he remembered, was at one time cruelly and deservedly jealous of Rebecca, […] .1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 2008, Digireads.com Publishing, page 437
    • 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

deservedly meaning in Malayalam

deservedly in Malayalam

യോഗ്യതാനുസരണം, അർഹിക്കുംവണ്ണം, യോഗ്യമായി, ഉചിതമായി

Forms of deservedly

comparativemore deservedly
superlativemost deservedly

Origin of deservedly

From deserved + -ly.

Words formed from deservedly

Questions about deservedly

What does deservedly mean?
Deservedly means in a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
What is deservedly in Malayalam?
Deservedly in Malayalam is യോഗ്യതാനുസരണം, അർഹിക്കുംവണ്ണം, യോഗ്യമായി. See Deservedly meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is deservedly?
Deservedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce deservedly?
Deservedly is pronounced /dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/ (UK).

Words near deservedly in the dictionary

  1. deserty
  2. deserv'd
  3. deservant
  4. deserve
  5. deserved
  6. deservedly
  7. deservedness
  8. deserveless
  9. deserver
  10. deservers
  11. deserves

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: deservedly (page history and authors); deservedly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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