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What is the adjective for deserving?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb deserve which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

deserving
  1. worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
  2. meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)
  3. Synonyms:
      4. worthy, meritorious, creditable, meriting, suitable, warranting, justifying, due, eligible, fitting, justifiable, justified, rightful, thankworthy, qualified for, suitable for, suiting, worthwhile, deserved, admirable, estimable, praiseworthy, laudable, excellent, commendable, exemplary, respectable, good, fine, praisable, honourable, honorable, applaudable, meritable, sterling, worthy of admiration, noteworthy, notable, worthy of commendation, stellar, decent, reputable, exceptional, righteous, virtuous, outstanding … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “I had left a great sum of money to a particular charity, which I thought a deserving charity.”
      “If it turns out that the same person, even with a deserving performance, earns the reward on every occasion, the system demotivates the rest of the employees.”
desertful
  1. (obsolete) deserving; meritorious
deserved
  1. simple past tense and past participle of deserve
  2. Synonyms:
      3. merited, warranted, justified, rated, earned, won, demanded, called for, had a right to, had a claim on, had a claim to, had the right to, had coming, asked for, had it coming, laid claim to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His skald, Thorkell, wrote a telling lamentation for his dead master, which given the foolishness of his actions, does not seem deserved.”
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