merited

3 definitions found

merited - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

merited - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  merited
      adj 1: properly deserved; "a merited success" [syn: merited,
             deserved] [ant: unmerited]

merited - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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