Deserved
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adjective.
Merited or earned.
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adjective.
properly earned; warranted; merited. Opposite of
undeserved
.
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verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of
deserve
.
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adjective.
properly deserved
Word Usage
"Such preeminently was the title deserved by Mrs. Van Alstine, the "Patriot mother of the Mohawk Valley.""
Equivalent
condign
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
conserved
curved
observed
preserved
reserved
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
appropriate
balanced
condign
condign
defensible
verb-stem
deserve