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de·serv·ing

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–adjective

1.	qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.

2.	meriting; worthy: a criminal deserving of a lifetime sentence.

[Origin: 1570–80; deserve + -ing²

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—Related forms

de·serv·ing·ly, adverb

de·serv·ing·ness, noun

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deservingness
noun
the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"