deserved
[ dih-zurvd ]
adjective
justly or rightly earned; merited: a deserved increase in salary.
Origin of deserved
1Other words from deserved
- de·serv·ed·ness [dih-zur-vid-nis], /dɪˈzɜr vɪd nɪs/, noun
- half-de·served, adjective
- half-de·serv·ed·ness, noun
- un·de·served, adjective
- well-de·served, adjective
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