well-deserved in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.meritato [meriˈtato] VB pp

meritato → meritare

II.meritato [meriˈtato] ADJ

See also meritare

meritare [meriˈtare] VB trans

1. meritare (essere degno di) persona, azione:

anchemeritarsi stima, incoraggiamento, ricompensa, punizione
to deserve
il suo coraggio merita una ricompensa
her bravery merits a reward
merita poco le vostre lodi
he ill deserves your praise
meriti di meglio!
you deserve better than this!
cosa abbiamo fatto per meritarci questo?
what did we do to deserve this?
questioni che non meritano la vostra attenzione
issues unworthy of your attention
ha avuto quello che si meritava
he got his just deserts
ha avuto quello che si meritava
he had it coming (to him) inf
te lo meriti! (positivo)
you deserve it!
te lo meriti! (negativo)
it serves you right! you've got what you deserve!
non meritava di vincere
he was an undeserving winner
meritare di essere fatto
to be worthwhile doing
non merita di essere menzionato
that's not worthy of mention

sacrosanto [sakroˈsanto] ADJ

well-deserved in the PONS Dictionary

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The prison should have flourished as an example of modern penal facility of its time, but by the 1880s it had a well-deserved reputation for brutality.
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All of this well-deserved recognition for a man who, had his headmaster had his way, would never have completed his education.
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This reputation is well-deserved; much of it is an intentional attempt on his part to maintain his crazy persona in the eyes of the media.
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The victory was sweet, well-deserved.
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It was an era of well-deserved, albeit slight, splendor.
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His failing health prevented him from enjoying the numerous and well-deserved triumphs he owed to his art, and in 1826 he died of consumption at the early age of thirty-seven.
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But when the finale finally came, many of the audience rose to their feet to deliver a well-deserved standing ovation.
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The audience showed their enthusiasm by their eager and well-deserved applause and foot-stomping.
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With the exception of the bacteriophages, viruses had a well-deserved reputation for being nothing but the cause of diseases and death.
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It is possible to develop new rules of behavior supervening adversary representation, and restoring a measure of honor to a profession which is in a current state of well-deserved dishonor.
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