rightfully earned or merited; just
deserved
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deserved
adjective
Merited or earned: a richly deserved punishment.
Related Forms:
- de·serv′ed·ly
adverb
- de·serv′ed·ness
noun
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Verb
- simple past tense and past participle of deserve
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