deserving
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Adjective
Worthy of being treated in a particular way, typically of being given assistance,
/dəˈzərviNG/,
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Worthy of being treated in a particular way, typically of being given assistance,
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Worthy of being treated in a particular way, typically of being given assistance
- - the deserving poor
Web Definitions:
- 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.