deserving

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Synonyms: reserving, deserting, observing, desiring, preserving, deservant, serving, deceiving, deterring, deferring, undeserving

Antonyms: reserving, deserting, observing, desiring, preserving, deservant, serving, deceiving, deterring, deferring, undeserving

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Adjective

1. [[worthy|Worthy]] of [[reward]] or [[praise]]; [[meritorious]].
2. [[meriting|Meriting]], [[worthy]] (reward, punishment etc.)

Noun

1. [[desert]], [[merit]]

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|deserve||ing-form}}

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