deserving
noun(de-serv-ing)
desert, merit
deserving
adjective(de-serv-ing)
having good qualities that deserve praise, support, etc. : meritorious, worthy
deserving
adjective(de-serv-ing)
appropriately having or being given something specified —used with of
deserving
verb(de-serv-ing)
to be worthy of : merit
deserving
verb(de-serv-ing)
to be worthy, fit, or suitable for some reward or requital