Deserving
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adjective.
Worthy, as of reward, praise, or aid.
noun.
Merit; worthiness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of meriting; desert; merit or demerit.
Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious; possessed of good qualities that entitle to approbation: as, a
deserving
officer.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Desert; merit.
adjective.
Meritorious; worthy.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
worthy
of
reward
or
praise
;
meritorious
adjective.
meriting
,
worthy
(reward, punishment etc.)
noun.
desert
,
merit
or
demerit
verb.
Present participle of
deserve
.
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adjective.
worthy of being treated in a particular way
Word Usage
"The McCain campaign plan says the plan is designed to help what it calls deserving homeowners."