well-deserved en · ADJ
Etymology
From well + deserved.
Meanings
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(emphatic, form-of) emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt.
form of deserved
a well-deserved holiday / reward / (prison) sentence
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| well deserved | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most well-deserved | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more well-deserved | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
de wohlverdient (richly deserved) · sv välförtjänt (richly deserved) · nb velfortjent (richly deserved) · nl welverdiend (richly deserved) · ru заслу́женный (richly deserved) · nn velfortent (richly deserved) · es bien merecido (richly deserved) · it strameritato (richly deserved) · da velfortjent (richly deserved)