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Webster 1913 Edition
Deserving
De-serv′ing
,Noun.
Desert; merit.
A person of great
deservings
from the republic. Swift.
De-serv′ing
,Adj.
Meritorious; worthy;
– as, a
. deserving
person or actDe-serv′ing-ly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deserving
DESERVING
,ppr.
1.
Meriting; having a just claim to reward; justly meriting punishment.2.
Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious; possessed of good qualities that entitle to approbation; as a deserving officer.DESERVING
,Noun.
If ye have done to him according to the deserving of his hands. Judges 9.
Definition 2024
deserving
deserving
English
Adjective
deserving (comparative more deserving, superlative most deserving)
- worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
- the deserving poor
- meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
Translations
worthy of reward or praise
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meriting, worthy
Antonyms
Noun
deserving (plural deservings)
Translations
desert, merit
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Verb
deserving
- present participle of deserve