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

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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

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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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