Deserved
Deserved adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Good and deserved are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Good" instead an adjective "Deserved".
Nearby Words: deserving, deservedly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Since he's an old guy, he can't really fight, but he knew that humanity was good and deserved saving.
Source: Knight in Sour Armor - The Miami Dolphins, for a good 30 years, had good to great QB's that got their own well deserved nicknames.
Source: Fan Nickname / Sports - While not quite calling him good Mark Twain opined in one of his essays that Satan had never gotten a fair trial and deserved to be able to tell his side of the story.
Source: Satan Is Good
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