Inflected Form guide

well-deserved

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: emphatic, form-of

Examples

  • a well-deserved holiday / reward / (prison) sentence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From well + deserved.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: velfortjent — richly deserved
  • Dutch: welverdiend — richly deserved
  • German: wohlverdient — richly deserved
  • Italian: strameritato — richly deserved
  • Norwegian Bokmål: velfortjent — richly deserved
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: velfortent — richly deserved
  • Russian: заслу́женный (zaslúžennyj) — richly deserved
  • Spanish: bien merecido — richly deserved
  • Swedish: välförtjänt — richly deserved