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deserving definition

de·serv·ing (di zʉrv′iŋ)

adjective

  1. having merit; worthy of aid, a reward, etc. a deserving student
  2. worthy (of) a subject most deserving of attention

noun

Now Rare desert; merit or demerit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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