well-deserved
adjective
justly or rightly earned; merited: a deserved increase in salary.
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| —vb (foll by of) | |
| 1. | (tr) to be entitled to or worthy of; merit |
| 2. | obsolete to be worthy |
| [C13: from Old French deservir, from Latin dēservīre to serve devotedly, from | |
| de'served | |
| —adj | |
| deservedness | |
| —n | |
| de'server | |
| —n | |
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| well-deserved | |
| —adj | |
| fully merited: a well-deserved reputation | |
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deserve
late 13c., from O.Fr. deservir, from L. deservire "serve well," from de- "completely" + servire "to serve." From "be entitled to because of good service" (s sense found in L.L.), meaning generalized c.1300 to "be worthy of."
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