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DESERVING
deserving, worth
(adjective) (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way; “an idea worth considering”; “the deserving poor”; “a deserving cause”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
deserving (comparative more deserving, superlative most deserving)
worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
Antonyms
• undeserving
Noun
deserving (plural deservings)
desert, merit
Verb
deserving
present participle of deserve
Source: Wiktionary
De*serv"ing, n.
Definition: Desert; merit. A person of great deservings from the republic. Swift.
De*serv"ing, a.
Definition: Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving or act.
– De*serv"ing*ly, adv.
DESERVE
De*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deserved; p. pr. & vb. n. Deserving.] Etym: [OF. deservir, desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See Serve.]
1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise. God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Job xi. 6. John Gay deserved to be a favorite. Thackeray. Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. Burke.
2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] A man that hath So well deserved me. Massinger.
De*serve", v. i.
Definition: To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well. One man may merit or deserve of another. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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