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merited

merited adjective: deserved. Also the simple past and past participle of merit.

Adjective

merited

  1. deserved
    • It was a merited reward.
    • Maloney’s moment of magic ensured they did not. For Scotland, who produced the best of what cohesive football there was on the night, it was a merited outcome.2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman

Also used as

merited is also the simple past and past participle of merit.

Words formed from merited

Questions about merited

What does merited mean?
Merited means deserved.
What part of speech is merited?
Merited is an adjective.

Words near merited in the dictionary

  1. merit-monger
  2. merit-mongers
  3. meritable
  4. Meritage
  5. Meritages
  6. merited
  7. meritedly
  8. meritedness
  9. meriter
  10. meriters
  11. meritest

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