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UK
/dɪzˈɜːvɪdli/
]
[ US /dɪˈzɝvədɫi/ ]
[ US /dɪˈzɝvədɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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as deserved
he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season
How To Use deservedly In A Sentence
- In the Best Supporting Actor category, Chris Cooper deservedly picked up the gold statuette for his barnstorming performance in Adaptation.
- It has deservedly won the best picture Golden Globe and will no doubt inspire a new generation to read Virginia Woolf.
- Deservedly proud of his fine record with Ireland and first years at SunderlandClogger or tiki-taka? Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 2011-12 team guide
- Political parties are much disdained these days, often deservedly.
- The book has deservedly been a huge bestseller in the US. Times, Sunday Times
- C.S.S.R. -- a name deservedly held in great esteem in the Catholic community. Public School Education
- It's impossible to believe how much has come out of the house, especially when rubbish removal is undeservedly expensive. Times, Sunday Times
- The techniques involved, including repoussé relief, inlays, enamelling, filigree, engraving, and hatching, are those of exceptionally skilled designer-craftsmen, who held a deservedly important position in society.
- Their latest effort looks set to continue the journey towards making them one of the biggest bands in the world - and deservedly so.
- Conductors were popular, and deservedly so, because they assisted elderly people, sorted out fares and quelled bad behaviour.