deserving
deserving /dɪˈzɜː.vɪŋ/ aep /-ˈzɝː-/ adjective
1 F0 If people or things are deserving, they should be helped because they have good qualities: » a deserving cause/charityThesaurus+: ↑Deserving and deservedbe deserving of sth FORMAL2 F0 to deserve to get something: » His efforts are certainly deserving of praise.Thesaurus+: ↑Deserving and deserved |