Deservedly
[dɪ'zɝvɪdli]
Definition
(adv.) as deserved; 'he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season'.
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Definition
(adv.) According to desert (whether good or evil); justly.
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Examples
- My heart was deeply and most deservedly humbled as I mused over the fire for an hour or more. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- His character stands high, and deservedly high. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I had let it go by, and had deservedly lost her. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I was, no matter whether deservedly so or not, a representative of that side of the controversy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Fashion, in the form of her black velvet hat and feathers, tried to prevent it; but got deservedly crushed in the endeavour. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A very valuable person, and deservedly respected. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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