deservingly

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adverb

In a deserving manner.

“She was deservingly jailed for her crimes.”

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meritoriouslyrightlyworthilybecominglychastelycontinentlycorrectlydecently
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Meanings

adverbdeservingly (comparative more deservingly, superlative most deservingly)

comparative more deservingly · superlative most deservingly

  1. In a deserving manner.

    She was deservingly jailed for her crimes.

    Synonyms: meritoriously, rightly, worthily, becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decently

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a deserving manner.

Similar
meritoriouslyrightlyworthilybecominglychastelycontinentlycorrectlydecentlydecorouslydutifullyduteouslymeritoriouslymodestlymorallynoblyrightlyright-mindedlyrighteouslyvirtuously
Also see
chastelycontinentlydecentlymeritoriouslymodestlymorallynoblypurelyrighteouslyright-mindedlyvirtuouslyworthily

Origin

From deserving + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

deservingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deservingly

MLA

“deservingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deservingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deservingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deservingly.

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