'Deserving' definitions:

Definition of 'deserving'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically) [syn: deserving, worth(p)]

Definition of 'Deserving'

From: GCIDE
  • Deserving \De*serv"ing\, n. Desert; merit. [1913 Webster]
  • A person of great deservings from the republic. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Deserving'

From: GCIDE
  • Deserving \De*serv"ing\, a. Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act. -- {De*serv"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Deserving'

From: GCIDE
  • Deserve \De*serve"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]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. [1913 Webster]
  • God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. --Job xi. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • John Gay deserved to be a favorite. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve reprehension. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A man that hath So well deserved me. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'deserving'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Deserving'