well-merited

British  

adjective

1. fully deserved or merited

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Example Sentences

It was well-merited as Tudor's men deserved their second-leg success, even offering up moments when a miracle might have crossed the minds of their long-suffering fans as they led twice before being pegged back both times until Xavi Simons' 90th-minute penalty.

From BBC

PSG's superstar trio of Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar were a sporadic threat but City carried the greater danger and this was a well-merited victory, putting them into the last 16 before they travel to face RB Leipzig for their final Group A game, which will be played behind closed doors.

From BBC

Leaving aside his angst and guilt, Kuhn reminds me of Galileo, Galileo’s incomparable intellect, and Galileo’s well-merited intolerance.

From Scientific American

In the foreword, his colleague the late Tony Banks said Paul Flynn was "one of Westminster's sharpest of brain and tongue" with a "well-merited reputation for forthright and controversial views".

From BBC

And, when you reproach us as being unable to brew a decent "cuppa"--I feel the reproach is well-merited.

From New York Times