well-deserved

well-de·served

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wel dih-zurvd]
- /wɛl dɪˈzɜrvd/
- /wel dɪˈzɜːvd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wel dih-zurvd]
- /wɛl dɪˈzɜrvd/

Definitions of well-deserved word

adjective well-deserved justly or rightly earned; merited: a deserved increase in salary. 1
adjective well-deserved fully merited 0
adjective well-deserved emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt. 0

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Origin of well-deserved

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55; deserve + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Well-deserved

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Well-deserved

well-deserved popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for well-deserved

adj well-deserved

condign — (esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved

adjective well-deserved

earned — Simple past tense and past participle of earn.
just — guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.

All 3 Synonyms of well-deserved

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