Appropriate
Appropriate adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Merited is a synonym for appropriate in right topic. In some cases you can use "Merited" instead an adjective "Appropriate", when it comes to topics like deserved.
Merited
Merited adjective - Properly deserved.
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Appropriate is a synonym for merited in deserved topic. You can use "Appropriate" instead an adjective "Merited", if it concerns topics such as right.
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