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deserving - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'deserving' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deserving [ a.]
- Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act.
2 . Deserving [ n.]
- Desert; merit.
3 . Deserving [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Deserve

Meaning of 'deserving' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deserving [ s]
Meaning (1):
- (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
Example in sentence:
  • a deserving cause;
  • an idea worth considering;
  • the deserving poor