English-Thai Dictionary
deserving
ADJ ซึ่ง สมควร ได้รับ ซึ่ง สมควร แล้ว ซึ่ง คู่ควร earned merited sueag-som-kuan-dai-rab
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DESERVING
ppr. 1. Meriting; having a just claim to reward; justly meriting punishment.
2. Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious; possessed of good qualities that entitle to approbation; as a deserving officer.
DESERVING
n.The act of meriting; desert; merit. If ye have done to him according to the deserving of his hands. Judges 9:16.
DESERVINGLY
adv. Meritoriously; with just desert.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DESERVING
DESERVING De *serv "ing, n.
Defn: Desert; merit. A person of great deservings from the republic. Swift.
DESERVING
DESERVING De *serv "ing, a.
Defn: Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving or act. -- De *serv "ing *ly, adv.
New American Oxford Dictionary
deserving
de serv ing |dəˈzərviNG dəˈzərvɪŋ | ▶adjective worthy of being treated in a particular way, typically of being given assistance: the deserving poor. DERIVATIVES de serv ing ly adverb, de serv ing ness noun
Oxford Dictionary
deserving
de |serv ¦ing |dɪˈzəːvɪŋ | ▶adjective worthy of being treated in a particular way, typically of being given assistance: the deserving poor. DERIVATIVES deservingly adverb, deservingness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
deserving
deserving adjective 1 the deserving workers: worthy, meritorious, commendable, praiseworthy, admirable, estimable, creditable; respectable, decent, honorable, righteous. 2 a lapse deserving punishment: meriting, warranting, justifying, suitable for, worthy of.
Oxford Thesaurus
deserving
deserving adjective 1 the deserving poor: worthy, meritorious, commendable, praiseworthy, laudable, excellent, fine, admirable, estimable, exemplary, creditable; respectable, decent, honourable, virtuous, righteous, upright, good. ANTONYMS undeserving. 2 a moral lapse deserving of punishment: meriting, warranting, justifying, qualified for, suiting, suitable for, worthy.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
deserving
de s é rv ing 形容詞 1 ⦅かたく ⦆〖be ~〗 «…に » 値する, ふさわしい «of » ▸ He is deserving of high praise [our esteem ].彼は大いにほめられる [尊敬される ]価値がある 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(経済的 )援助に値する ▸ scholarships for deserving students 援助に値する学生のための奨学金 ~ly 副詞