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deserving
Adjective
  • worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
  • meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
Noun
  • desert, merit
Verb
  • present participle of deserve
deserve
Verb
  • To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
  • To earn, win. obsolete
  • To reward, to give in return for service. obsolete
  • To serve; to treat; to benefit. obsolete