English

Adverb

deservedly ‎(comparative more deservedly, superlative most deservedly)

1. (degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
   • 1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 2008, Digireads.com Publishing, page 437,

     Emmy, he remembered, was at one time cruelly and deservedly jealous of Rebecca, […] .

   • 1859, James Maden Holt, The Jesuits: A Lecture Delivered in St. Saviour's School, near Bacup, May 16th 1859, page 1,

     THE Jesuits have been condemned, and deservedly condemned, by the unanimous consent of the whole of Christendom.

   • 1986, Facts on File, Editorials on File, Volume 17, Part 2, Infobase Publishing, page 949,

     The vote for Scalia was unanimous, and deservedly so.

   • 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England

     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.