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undeservedly

/ˌʌndɪˈsɜːrvdli/ adverb · British & US

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What does undeservedly mean?

adverb

In a way that is not deserved; unfairly.

Example

"She undeservedly won the award for her mediocre performance."

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Words that share this root

deserve undeserving unmerited

What's another word for undeservedly?

unjustly unfairly illegitimately unmeritedly unjustifiably unreasonably

What's the opposite of undeservedly?

justly fairly legitimately

Rhymes with undeservedly

deservedly unhappily unwisely unhappily