undeservedly
undeservedly adverb: in an undeserved manner.
Adverb
undeservedly (comparative more undeservedly, superlative most undeservedly)
- In an undeserved manner.
- In his opening pages he defines snark negatively — as a practice that certain famed comics are often charged with, but undeservedly and inaccurately because they actually trade in “irony” and also, one can’t help but gather from Denby’s remarks, because they’re politically virtuous in their japery...2009 February 22, Walter Kirn, “Insult as Injury”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- undeservingly
Synonyms of undeservedly
Forms of undeservedly
| comparative | more undeservedly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most undeservedly |
Origin of undeservedly
From undeserved + -ly or un- + deservedly.
Questions about undeservedly
- What does undeservedly mean?
- Undeservedly means in an undeserved manner.
- What part of speech is undeservedly?
- Undeservedly is an adverb.
Words near undeservedly in the dictionary
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