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View definitions for deservedly

deservedly

adverb as in duly

adverb as in fairly

adverb as in rightfully

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The final word deservedly went to New Zealand as Clarke sprinted over for his second score.

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I expect in the coming years I’ll hear that often, and deservedly so.

This deservedly anticipated “Frankenstein” transforms that loneliness into stunning tableaux of Victor and his immortal Creature tethered together by their mutual self-loathing.

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"At half-time - and deservedly so - it was the wildest I've seen him in 72 games," said McGinn of the head coach.

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With a new lease of life about them - though not quite the domination Martin suggested - Djeidi Gassama deservedly hauled one back for Rangers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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