deservingly
adverb
deservingly is spelled D-E-S-E-R-V-I-N-G-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, deservingly means “In a deserving manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deservingly?
| Letters | 11: D-E-S-E-R-V-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deservingly?
Deservingly appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of deservingly
- more deservingly comparative
- most deservingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deservingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a deserving manner.
She was deservingly jailed for her crimes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deservingly come from?
From deserving + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).