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comparative more deservedly, superlative most deservedly
(degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited. quotations examples
Emmy, he remembered, was at one time cruelly and deservedly jealous of Rebecca, […] .
1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 2008, Digireads.com Publishing, page 437
THE Jesuits have been condemned, and deservedly condemned, by the unanimous consent of the whole of Christendom.
1859, James Maden Holt, The Jesuits: A Lecture Delivered in St. Saviour's School, near Bacup, May 16th 1859, page 1
The vote for Scalia was unanimous, and deservedly so.
1986, Facts on File, Editorials on File, Volume 17, Part 2, Infobase Publishing, page 949
Elsad Zverotic gave Montenegro hope with a goal with the last kick of the first half - and when Rooney was deservedly shown red by referee Wolfgang Stark, England were placed under pressure they could not survive.
2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England