deserved
adjective/dɪˈzɜːvd/
/dɪˈzɜːrvd/
- if something is deserved, it has been earned by what somebody has done or how they have behaved
- This was a well-deserved victory indeed.
- It was a deserved win after previous disappointing results.
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