Deserving - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ|
Brit.
|dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ|
adjective
- (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way (syn: worth)
the deserving poor
a deserving cause
a deserving cause
Extra examples
He's a very deserving young man.
The church provides aid to deserving families.
The National Lottery provides extra money for deserving causes.
...among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city...
Any unemployed person counts as deserving government help.
Some criminals are more deserving of their punishment than others.
...set up a scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city...
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