deservingly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈzɝvɪŋli/ UK /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a manner that is merited or deserved

The veteran was deservingly honored for his decades of service.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner that is merited... deservedly meritoriously worthily justly rightfully

Opposites

undeservedly unjustly

Word family

Related forms deserve deserving deserved desert

Etymology

From deserving (present participle of deserve) + -ly. Deserve is from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ('to serve zealously'), from de- + servire ('to serve').

deservire Latin servire Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# deservingly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈzɝvɪŋli/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋli/

## Meanings
1. in a manner that is merited or deserved

## Examples
- The veteran was deservingly honored for his decades of service.

## Synonyms
- deservedly
- meritoriously
- worthily
- justly
- rightfully

## Antonyms
- undeservedly
- unjustly

## Related Forms
- deserve
- deserving
- deserved
- desert

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deservire
- Root: servire

## Etymology
From deserving (present participle of deserve) + -ly. Deserve is from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ('to serve zealously'), from de- + servire ('to serve').

## AI Etymology
Deservingly comes from deserving (present participle of deserve) + -ly. Deserve is from Old French deservir, from Latin deservire ('to serve zealously'), from de- + servire ('to serve'). The etymological trail includes Latin deservire and Latin servire. As an adverb, deservingly means in a manner that is merited or deserved. The same family is visible in related forms such as deserve, deserving, deserved, and desert. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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