deservedly C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈzɝːvədli/ UK /dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/ See IPA manual Freq #66398 Meanings 1 adv as deserved They chalked up two goals which deservedly gave the team their second victory of the season. 2 adv In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited. 1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 2008, Digireads.com Publishing, page 437, Emmy, he remembered, was at one time cruelly and deservedly jealous of Rebecca, […] . Etymology From deserved + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # deservedly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /dɪˈzɝːvədli/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/ **Frequency rank:** 66398 ## Meanings 1. as deserved 2. In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited. ## Examples - They chalked up two goals which deservedly gave the team their second victory of the season. - 1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 2008, Digireads.com Publishing, page 437, Emmy, he remembered, was at one time cruelly and deservedly jealous of Rebecca, […] . ## Etymology From deserved + -ly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown