Definition & Meaning of "deserving"in English

deserving

worthy of something, typically a reward or recognition, due to qualities or actions

worth

Grammatical Information

Composition

present participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most deserving

Comparative

more deserving

gradable

Examples

His hard work made him deserving of the promotion.

Lexical Tree

deservingness

undeserving

deserving

deserve

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