merited

Etymology

adj

  1. deserved
    It was a merited reward.
    Maloney’s moment of magic ensured they did not. For Scotland, who produced the best of what cohesive football there was on the night, it was a merited outcome. November 14, 2014, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of merit

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