HyperDic: deserving

English > 1 sense of the word deserving:
ADJECTIVEalldeserving, worthworthy of being treated in a particular way
deserving > pronunciation
Soundsdihzer'vihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > deserving: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningWorthy of being treated in a particular way.
Example "the deserving poor"(often used ironically)
Synonymworth
BroaderworthyHaving worth or merit or value
Usage ofironyA trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
Spanishdigno, merecedor, meritorio
Catalandigne, mereixedor, meritori
Nounsdeservingnessthe quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

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