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Dictionary: de·served   (dĭ-zûrvd') pronunciation
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adj.

Merited or earned: a richly deserved punishment.

deservedly de·serv'ed·ly (-zûr'vĭd-lē) adv.
deservedness de·serv'ed·ness n.

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    Consistent with prevailing or accepted standards or circumstances: appropriate, due, fit, fitting, just, merited, proper, right, rightful, suitable. See right/wrong.

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Definition: well earned
Antonyms: undeserved

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IN BRIEF: Had a right to.

pronunciation Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: proper and appropriate; fitting
  Synonym: due

 
 
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