deserving
adjective/dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/
/dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
(formal)- deserving (of something) that deserves help, praise, a reward, etc.
- to give money to a deserving cause
- This family is one of the most deserving cases.
- This issue is definitely deserving of our attention.
- A distinction was made between the deserving and the undeserving poor.
Extra Examples- the areas most deserving of study
- Only the most deserving cases ever get any state help.
- They gave the spare cash to a deserving cause.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- very
- equally
- of
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