What does '마땅히 살만한' means in this sentence?
What does 마땅히 살만한 mean here?

- 원래는 소설 사려고 들어갔지만, 마땅히 살만한 걸 찾지 못해 자기계발서 삼.

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What does '마땅히 살만한' means in this sentence?
What does 마땅히 살만한 mean here?

- 원래는 소설 사려고 들어갔지만,  마땅히 살만한 걸 찾지 못해 자기계발서 삼.

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마땅치 않다.
마땅히 ~할게 없다
I want to pick something but there is nothing as good as I expected at quality, shape, price, situation, or else.
ex)마땅히 입을 옷이 없네. (옷이 다 별로야.)
   먹을게 마땅치 않네. (먹을게 없어.) 
    마땅한 남자가 없어서 결혼하지 않을거야.

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