deservedlyadverb
uk/dɪˈzɜː.vɪd.li/us/dɪˈzɝː.vɪd.li/If something happens to you deservedly, you deserve it to happen:
He won the award for best actor, and deservedly so.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deserving and deserved
- birthright
- come
- comeuppance
- deserts
- deserve
- deserved
- deserving
- get your just deserts idiom
- had it coming (to you) idiom
- hard-earned
- he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom
- just
- merit
- serve
- serve sb right idiom
- well earned
- worthy
- worthy