condign

adj.

Deserved; adequate: “On sober reflection, such worries over a man's condign punishment seemed senseless” (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.).

[Middle English condigne, from Old French, from Latin condignus : com-, intensive pref.; see com– + dignus, worthy.]

condignly con·dign'ly adv.

deserved, appropriate

IN BRIEF: Earned by bad behavior or poor actions.

Trevor was grounded for a week as condign punishment.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - passende, velfortjent

Nederlands (Dutch)
streng en terecht

Français (French)
adj. - mérité, adéquat

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verdient

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσήκων, πρεπούμενος, (για ποινή κ.λπ.) παραδειγματικός

Italiano (Italian)
meritato, proporzionato, adeguato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - condigno

Русский (Russian)
заслуженный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - merecido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välförtjänt, rättvis

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
相当的, 适宜的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 相當的, 適宜的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 타당한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適当な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) (عقوبه) مناسبه أو لائقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יאה, ראוי‬

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