deservingly

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deservingly

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From deserving + -ly.

adverb more deservingly · most deservingly

In a deserving manner. She was deservingly jailed for her crimes.
Similar: meritoriously, rightly, worthily, becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decently, decorously, deservingly, dutifully, duteously

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@misc{deservingly_2026,
  title = {deservingly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deservingly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}