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deserving::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | worth |
| Derivation | deservingness |
the deserving poor.
a deserving cause.
Examples of deserving
deserving
Clearly this behavior is disturbing and deserving of swift and severe sanctions.
From the thenewstribune.com
As the list of deserving candidates gets longer, so will the wait for induction.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The Chavez work, from 1935-36, is much more deserving of this sort of attention.
From the suntimes.com
When exceptions were made it was for adversaries deserving of particular honour.
From the nzherald.co.nz
One blemish doesn't mean Moore has disappointed or that he's any less deserving.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Rather, he found the cause deserving while helping the nonprofit at a book fair.
From the sltrib.com
Often it's a posting from one of our blogs that's deserving of a wider audience.
From the thenewstribune.com
Local service organizations are being encouraged to nominate a deserving senior.
From the dailyherald.com
Don't be surprised if each event adds $150,000 to $500,000 to deserving coffers.
From the jacksonville.com
- Worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
- (deservingness) the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
- Merited: properly deserved; "a merited success"
- Desert, merit or demerit; worthy of reward or praise; meritorious; meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
- (deserved) the past tense of "deserve", which means to be worthy of.
- Be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
- Merited: properly deserved; "a merited success"
- (deserving) worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
- To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have; To earn, win; To reward, to give in return for service
