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deserved(dictionary)

deserved (iou)



deserved ppl adjective. M16.
[from DESERVE + -ED1.]
1. Rightfully earned, merited. M16.
2. Meritorious, worthy. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
deservedly adverb according to desert or merit; rightfully, worthily: M16.
deservedness noun worthiness, desert; excellence: E17.