1. Worthy of being treated in a particular way
   "the deserving poor"
   - worth

1. Be worthy or deserving
   "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
   - merit

See also: deservingness, worthy

Type of: be

• axerophthol
• axial
• axial motion
• axial muscle
• axial rotation
• axial skeleton
• axially
• axil
• axile
• axile placentation
• axilla
• axillary
• axillary artery
• axillary cavity
• axillary fossa
• axillary node
• axillary vein
• axiological
• axiology
• axiom
• axiomatic
• axiomatical
• axiomatically
• axion
• axis