deservingn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/dəˈzərvɪŋ/,

/diˈzərvɪŋ/

Etymology: < deserve v. + -ing suffix¹.

Desert, merit; = desert n.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > deserving (good or ill)

worthnesseOE

addlingc1175

ofservingc1225

desert1297

ofgoing1340

deserving1388

merita1393

worthiness1395

deservice1480

just desert1548

deservednessa1628

fitness1648

1388 J. Wyclif Psalms vii. 5 Falle Y, bi disseruyng.

1482 Monk of Evesham 37 Aftyr ther olde merytys and deseruynges..holpe..or lettyd.

a1542 T. Wyatt Psalm vi. 81 in Coll. Poems (1969) Chastyse me not for my deserving, Acordyng to thy just conceyv'd Ire.

1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 94 Striving to make knowne his better deserving.

1729 C. Cibber Love in Riddle ii. ii. 36 My weak Praise would wrong his full Deservings.

1814 J. West Alicia de Lacy I. 181 Was he, indeed..ignorant of his own deserving?

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. iii. 117 Ah! that he could..reward the proud according to his deservings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

deservingadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/dəˈzərvɪŋ/,

/diˈzərvɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as deserve v. + -ing suffix².

a. That deserves (good, ill, etc.); used contextually with either sense implied; but esp. in a good sense, meritorious, worthy. Esp. in deserving poor.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > those who merit relief

deserving poor1576

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > deserving (good or ill) > deserving by merit

worthyOE

worthc1175

well worthyc1390

well-deserving1545

deserving1576

desertful1583

desertive1596

deserveda1616

well-deserveda1616

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 117 Your meritorious and wel deserving behaviour.

a1627 T. Middleton et al. Widdow (1652) i. i. 5 To the deservingst of all her Sex.

1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe v. 77 Cease to grieve, And, for a more deserving Husband, live.

1680 T. Otway Orphan ii. i 12 Courts are the places..Where the deserving ought to rise.

1801 Observer 29 Nov. 4/2 [The bill] proposed to enable Overseers to relieve the deserving Poor.

1828 G. W. Bridges Ann. Jamaica II. xv. 224 Severer punishment upon the deserving culprits.

a1897 Mod. The problem of the relief of the deserving poor.

1971 B. Inglis Poverty & Industr. Revol. i. 17 The deserving poor had been issued with small badges which served as a kind of begging licence.

b. Const. of (rarely omitted).

ΚΠ

1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. II. 259 He was highly deserving this distinction.

1813 J. Thomson Lect. Inflammation 171 Observations the more deserving of your attention.

1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon II. xii. 206 They all appeared deserving his attention.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 405 Delinquents..deserving of exemplary punishment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deserving
释义	deservingn. Brit. /dᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /dəˈzərvɪŋ/, /diˈzərvɪŋ/ Etymology: < deserve v. + -ing suffix¹. Desert, merit; = desert n.¹ ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [noun] > deserving (good or ill) worthnesseOE addlingc1175 ofservingc1225 desert1297 ofgoing1340 deserving1388 merita1393 worthiness1395 deservice1480 just desert1548 deservednessa1628 fitness1648 1388 J. Wyclif Psalms vii. 5 Falle Y, bi disseruyng. 1482 Monk of Evesham 37 Aftyr ther olde merytys and deseruynges..holpe..or lettyd. a1542 T. Wyatt Psalm vi. 81 in Coll. Poems (1969) Chastyse me not for my deserving, Acordyng to thy just conceyv'd Ire. 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 94 Striving to make knowne his better deserving. 1729 C. Cibber Love in Riddle ii. ii. 36 My weak Praise would wrong his full Deservings. 1814 J. West Alicia de Lacy I. 181 Was he, indeed..ignorant of his own deserving? 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. iii. 117 Ah! that he could..reward the proud according to his deservings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). deservingadj. Brit. /dᵻˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /dəˈzərvɪŋ/, /diˈzərvɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as deserve v. + -ing suffix². a. That deserves (good, ill, etc.); used contextually with either sense implied; but esp. in a good sense, meritorious, worthy. Esp. in deserving poor. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > those who merit relief deserving poor1576 society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > deserving (good or ill) > deserving by merit worthyOE worthc1175 well worthyc1390 well-deserving1545 deserving1576 desertful1583 desertive1596 deserveda1616 well-deserveda1616 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 117 Your meritorious and wel deserving behaviour. a1627 T. Middleton et al. Widdow (1652) i. i. 5 To the deservingst of all her Sex. 1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe v. 77 Cease to grieve, And, for a more deserving Husband, live. 1680 T. Otway Orphan ii. i 12 Courts are the places..Where the deserving ought to rise. 1801 Observer 29 Nov. 4/2 [The bill] proposed to enable Overseers to relieve the deserving Poor. 1828 G. W. Bridges Ann. Jamaica II. xv. 224 Severer punishment upon the deserving culprits. a1897 Mod. The problem of the relief of the deserving poor. 1971 B. Inglis Poverty & Industr. Revol. i. 17 The deserving poor had been issued with small badges which served as a kind of begging licence. b. Const. of (rarely omitted). ΚΠ 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. II. 259 He was highly deserving this distinction. 1813 J. Thomson Lect. Inflammation 171 Observations the more deserving of your attention. 1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon II. xii. 206 They all appeared deserving his attention. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 405 Delinquents..deserving of exemplary punishment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1388adj.1576
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