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Deservingly vs Deservedly - What's the difference?

deservingly | deservedly |

As adverbs the difference between deservingly and deservedly

is that deservingly is in a deserving manner while deservedly is in a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.

deservingly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a deserving manner.
  • She was deservingly jailed for her crimes.

    deservedly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
  • * 1847-48 , , 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, , page 949,
  • The vote for Scalia was unanimous, and deservedly so.
  • * 2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stm]
  • 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.
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