'Deserved' definitions:
Definition of 'deserved'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Deserved'
From: GCIDE
- Deserve \De*serve"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserving.] [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]
- 1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise. [1913 Webster]
- God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. --Job xi. 6. [1913 Webster]
- John Gay deserved to be a favorite. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- A man that hath So well deserved me. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'deserved'
From: GCIDE
- deserved \deserved\ adj. properly earned; warranted; merited. Opposite of undeserved.
- Syn: due. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Synonyms of 'deserved'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appropriate,
- balanced,
- condign,
- defensible,
- due,
- earned,
- entitled,
- equitable,
- even,
- evenhanded,
- fair,
- fair and square,
- fit,
- fitting,
- good,
- just,
- justifiable,
- justified,
- lawful,
- legal,
- level,
- meet,
- meet and right,
- merited,
- proper,
- qualified,
- requisite,
- right,
- right and proper,
- rightful,
- square,
- suitable,
- warrantable,
- warranted,
- well-earned,
- worthy