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English Dictionary: deserving	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for deserving
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deserving adj worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically) Synonym(s): deserving, worth(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deserve \Deserve"\ (d[esl]z[etil]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserving}.] [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deserving \De*serv"ing\, n. Desert; merit. A person of great deservings from the republic. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deserving \Deserv"ing\, a. Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving* person or act. -- {Deserv"ingly}, adv.