Merited

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Merit \Mer"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Meriting}.] [F. m['e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr.
     merere. See {Merit}, n.]
     1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to
        claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a
        bad sense; as, to merit punishment. "This kindness merits


        thanks." --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To reward. [R. & Obs.] --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  merited
       adj : properly  deserved; "a merited success" [ant: {unmerited}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "merited":
     appropriate, balanced, condign, defensible, deserved, due, earned,
     entitled, equitable, even, evenhanded, fair, fair and square, fit,
     good, just, justifiable, justified, lawful, legal, level, meet,
     meet and right, proper, qualified, requisite, right,
     right and proper, rightful, square, suitable, warrantable,
     warranted, well-earned, worthy