22 Mar 2025 8:58 am
ROG62 » 34 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ deserved /dĭ-zûrvd′/
adjective
- Merited or earned.
"a richly deserved punishment."- Properly earned; warranted; merited. Opposite of undeserved.
Similar: due- Properly deserved.
But you're qualifying "***", not the penalty.