Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-deserved

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: well-de-served
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From well + deserved.

Inflected Forms

more well-deserved (comparative) most well-deserved (superlative) well deserved (alternative)

Questions

What does well-deserved mean?: emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt.
Where does well-deserved come from?: From well + deserved.

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