"deservedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/ [UK] Forms: more deservedly [comparative], most deservedly [superlative]
Etymology: deserved + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deserved|ly}} deserved + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} deservedly (comparative more deservedly, superlative most deservedly)
  1. (degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited. Translations (in a manner that is deserved): ansaitusti (Finnish), merecidamente (Galician), verdientermaßen (German), megérdemelten (Hungarian), méltán (Hungarian), meritō (Latin), zasłużenie (Polish), merecidamente (Portuguese), merecidamente (Spanish)

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