deserving

Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious.

Adjective

  1. Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious.
    • the deserving poor
  2. Meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
    • In the midst of a world war many centenaries pass unnoticed, but one which fell on August 2, namely, the opening of Fenchurch Street station, is deserving of record. - 1941 September, “Notes and News: The London &...

Forms

more deserving most deserving

Antonyms

undeserving

Derived

deservingly deservingness nondeserving undeserving

Noun

  1. desert, merit
    • I here understand that value which every man puts upon his own deservings from the publick - 1711, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner, Number 30:

Forms

deservings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of deserve