Definition of "deservedly" []

• In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited. (adverb)

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• "She writes like an angel, and her name deservedly appears on the title page of this book."
• "Chief among them was William T. Coleman, a name deservedly honored in the annals of San Francisco."
• "C.S.S.R. -- a name deservedly held in great esteem in the Catholic community."