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deserved - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective undeserved .
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb deserve .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective
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Such preeminently was the title deserved by Mrs. Van Alstine, the "Patriot mother of the Mohawk Valley."
Woman on the American Frontier William Worthington Fowler
"Whichever squad won the title deserved to, Juve like any other," Del Piero said, according to the ANSA news agency.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010
"Whichever squad won the title deserved to, Juve like any other," Del Piero said, according to the ANSA news agency.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010
"Whichever squad won the title deserved to, Juve like any other," Del Piero said, according to the ANSA news agency.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010
In my view, if you want to use the word deserved , they deserved something from the game themselves.
Evening Standard - Home 2011
Warren Buffett of Berkshire-Hathaway operates on the premise of what they call "deserved trust," enabling them to do deals faster and at less cost, and to operate with high efficiency-with what two Stanford professors called "the lowest ratio of corporate overhead to investor capital among all major corporations" in the world.
Forbes.com: News Dan Schawbel 2012
McCain deserved to lose because he held his tongue on Obama's associations with Rev. Wright, ACORN, Bill Ayres,
Palin: 'I will forever question' Rev. Wright strategy 2009
So far, the only person who has spoken out in a manner that makes it sound like "he got what he deserved " is the certifiable Randall Terry.
Collateral Damage 2009
Mufasa gets the kingdom, gets the beautiful wife, has a pretty cool son — but how deserved is all that good fortune?
As Tim Burton Eyes ‘Maleficent,’ We Ponder Other Disney Villains Who Could Use A ‘Wicked’ Treatment » MTV Movies Blog 2010
Giving lots of failing grades, even if they are well-deserved , is a bitter pill for most teachers to swallow.
Ilana Garon: End of the Term Pile-Up Ilana Garon 2010
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