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deserving
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1 deserving
often used ironically Worthy of being treated in a particular way:
— The deserving poor.
— A deserving cause.
synoniem: worth.
Roget 924: having a right to etc. v.; entitled to; claiming; deserving, meriting, worthy of. privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized; ordained, ... meer laten zien
Roget 944: virtuous, good; innocent etc. 946; meritorious, deserving, worthy, desertful†, correct; dutiful, duteous; moral; ... meer laten zien
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: admirable, ascribable, attributable, beyond all praise, comeuppance, commendable, creditable, deserts, due, entitled to, estimable, exemplary, laudable, merit, merited, meriting, meritorious, model, praiseworthy, rights ... meer laten zien.
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