deserving
adjective
- deserve
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ / /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/
adj
- Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious.
“the deserving poor”
- 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.”
noun
- desert, merit
“I here understand that value which every man puts upon his own deservings from the publick”
verb
- present participle and gerund of deserve