deserved

de-served · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Rightfully earned or warranted; merited.

  2. 2.

    Past tense and past participle of deserve.

Related words

Antonyms: undeserved, unearned, unmerited
See also: deserve, deserving, undeserved
Synonyms: earned, justified, merited, rightful, warranted

Etymology

From deserve + -ed, from Old French deservir meaning "to serve well."